supportable

[ suh-pawr-tuh-buhl, -pohr- ]
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adjective
  1. capable of being supported; endurable; maintainable.

Origin of supportable

1
First recorded in 1525–35; support + -able

Other words from supportable

  • sup·port·a·bil·i·ty, noun
  • non·sup·port·a·bil·i·ty, noun
  • non·sup·port·a·ble, adjective
  • non·sup·port·a·ble·ness, noun
  • non·sup·port·a·bly, adverb
  • un·sup·port·a·ble, adjective
  • un·sup·port·a·ble·ness, noun
  • un·sup·port·a·bly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for supportable

supportable

/ (səˈpɔːtəbəl) /


adjective
  1. able to be supported or endured; bearable

Derived forms of supportable

  • supportability or supportableness, noun
  • supportably, adverb

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