insupportable

[ in-suh-pawr-tuh-buhl, -pohr- ]

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adjective

not endurable; unbearable; insufferable: insupportable pain.
incapable of support or justification, as by evidence or collected facts: an insupportable accusation.

Origin of insupportable

From the Late Latin word insupportābilis, dating back to 1520–30. See in-³, supportable

Other words from insupportable

in·sup·port·a·ble·ness, in·sup·port·a·bil·i·ty, noun
in·sup·port·a·bly, adverb

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How to use insupportable in a sentence

In her divorce petition, Zina wrote: “The marriage has become insupportable because of discord or conflict of personalities.”
Erbie Bowser: A ‘Gentle Giant’ Who Snapped | Christine Pelisek | August 9, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
Well, there are reasons for these rules, all right, but they're terrible, reactionary, insupportable.
The Tyranny of the Senate Minority, Again | Michael Tomasky | April 17, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
But outside The New Republic, the idea that the “left” is not supporting this bill is insupportable and always has been.
The 'Delusional Left' Wins | Eric Alterman | March 18, 2010 | THE DAILY BEAST
She had not advanced as rapidly as she had hoped to do, and it would be insupportable humiliation to return.
Ancestors | Gertrude Atherton
The wretched inefficiency of Edward had by this time rendered the position of his adherents in Scotland all but insupportable.
King Robert the Bruce | A. F. Murison

The light wounds him, glory is a sight insupportable to him, and makes him want to veil his eyes with his bat-like wings.
Charles Baudelaire, His Life | Thophile Gautier
I was glad when the darkness fell again, for the sight of his bowed head and set features was insupportable to me.
The Circular Study | Anna Katharine Green
At first this melancholy task was insupportable, but I persevered; and in a short time became reconciled to it.
My Ten Years' Imprisonment | Silvio Pellico

British Dictionary definitions for insupportable

insupportable

/ (ˌɪnsəˈpɔːtəbəl) /

adjective

incapable of being endured; intolerable; insufferable
incapable of being supported or justified; indefensible

Derived forms of insupportable

insupportableness, noun
insupportably, adverb

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