supportable

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

adjective

1. capable of being supported; endurable; maintainable.

Other Word Forms

• supportability noun
• nonsupportability noun
• nonsupportable adjective
• nonsupportableness noun
• nonsupportably adverb
• unsupportable adjective
• unsupportableness noun
• unsupportably adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of supportable¹

First recorded in 1525–35; support + -able

Example Sentences

It is a borderline call, but still supportable as an on-field decision.

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Evans says the six-person crew soon to be on board — though less than one-quarter the size of the Post’s peak staffing — will be supportable with a combination of major gifts, memberships, corporate support and grants.

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The court will have to search for a solution that is legally supportable, broadly acceptable to the public and minimally injurious to the court’s diminished public standing.

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In another instance on 15 December, he said his statements "were supportable and are supportable today".

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In a subsequent press conference, a U.S. admiral revealed that more than 80% of those captured "terrorists" were released within weeks because there wasn't supportable evidence that they were insurgents.

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