supportable
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- nonsupportability noun
- nonsupportable adjective
- nonsupportableness noun
- nonsupportably adverb
- supportability noun
- supportably adverb
- unsupportable adjective
- unsupportableness noun
- unsupportably adverb
Etymology
Origin of supportable
Example Sentences
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That claim is more supportable than the thesis Mr. Scheiber draws from it, namely the college-educated working class is becoming a dynamic force for progressive social change.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
In another instance on 15 December, he said his statements "were supportable and are supportable today".
From BBC • Dec. 18, 2023
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.
From Salon • Dec. 15, 2022
“We would be concerned about any supportable allegation of wrongdoing, whatever the source,” Powell wrote.
From Washington Post • Jul. 26, 2022
The chains, it is true, were not exceedingly heavy; they did not in general weigh more than eight or ten pounds, which is a supportable burden for a man in good health.
From The House of the Dead or Prison Life in Siberia with an introduction by Julius Bramont by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor
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