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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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
CEO Mike Manley, in a letter to employees Thursday, said the lawsuit rehashes allegations and “at first review, beyond unsupportable speculation, does not include any new factual allegations.”
From Seattle Times • Nov. 21, 2019
The country appears to grow only the more desolate, and the silence the more dreary and unsupportable, as you advance.
From Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge by Wylie, James Aitken
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