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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“World Central Kitchen does good work, but this is a blood libel unsupportable by logic or evidence,” Shapiro wrote in a post.
From Salon
The judge was asking Prince Harry about something in his personal knowledge and experience, after hours of allegations that the Mirror Group had said were speculative and unsupportable.
From BBC
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
For a mission then expected to only last 5 years, that was unsupportable in the view of some committee members.
From Science Magazine
Could MPs who found him unsupportable six weeks ago find him acceptable now?
From BBC
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