supportable
English
Adjective
supportable (comparative more supportable, superlative most supportable)
- Capable of being supported, upheld, maintained, or defended.
- Capable of being borne, endured, or tolerated; endurable.
- 1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tempest”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene i]:
- [...]supportable
To make the dear loss, have I means much weaker
Than you may call to comfort you, for I
Have lost my daughter.
Antonyms
Derived terms
Translations
capable of being tolerated; endurable
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References
- “supportable”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “supportable”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sy.pɔʁ.tabl/
Further reading
- “supportable”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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