unsupportable
Britishadjective
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not able to be supported
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not able to be defended
unsupportable actions
Example Sentences
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Jackson said in a Feb. 26 letter that using the more distant river gauge “is incorrect and unsupportable, and its consequent conclusion that the mine will have no impact on the swamp is also incorrect.”
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 23, 2023
For a mission then expected to only last 5 years, that was unsupportable in the view of some committee members.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 2, 2022
Could MPs who found him unsupportable six weeks ago find him acceptable now?
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2022
Although a few pieces of her evidence rely on tenuous or unsupportable leaps of logic, overall her book represents a worthy addition to this canon.
From Salon ● Nov. 21, 2021
"Mr. Sheriff, this is unsupportable; this is!" cried a man with a sallow and somewhat dirty face.
From The Village Notary by E?tv?s, J?zsef
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