adj
supportable
Supportable (adj) means Able to be held up, kept going, or backed with good reasons.
adj
1
Able to be held up, kept going, or backed with good reasons.
"A ceremony at which two persons undertake to become one, one undertakes to become nothing, and nothing undertakes to become supportable."
— Ambrose Bierce, Wedding (1911)
2
Able to be borne, put up with or tolerated.
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Etymology
From Middle English supportable, equivalent to support + -able, or possibly from Middle French supportable.
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What is the meaning of supportable?
"supportable" (adj) means able to be held up, kept going, or backed with good reasons.
What is another word for supportable?
Other words for "supportable" include sufferable, bearable, endurable.
What is the opposite of supportable?
Opposites of "supportable" include unsupportable, indefensible, insupportable, insufferable, intolerable, unbearable.
What are the different meanings of supportable?
"supportable" has 2 main meanings: 1. Able to be held up, kept going, or backed with good reasons; 2. Able to be borne, put up with or tolerated.
