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supportable

American  
[suh-pawr-tuh-buhl, -pohr-] / səˈpɔr tə bəl, -ˈpoʊr- /

adjective

  1. capable of being supported; endurable; maintainable.

supportable British  
/ səˈpɔːtəbəl /

adjective

  1. able to be supported or endured; bearable

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Origin of supportable

First recorded in 1525–35; support + -able

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Supportable, because evitable, in letters, it is here, for the contrary reason, insufferable; for one must dance and enjoy one's self whether one like it or not.

From The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Volume 8 Epigrams, On With the Dance, Negligible Tales by Bierce, Ambrose

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