supportable

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

sup·port·a·ble

[suh-pawr-tuh-buhl, -pohr-]
adjective
capable of being supported; endurable; maintainable.

Origin:
1525–35; support + -able

sup·port·a·bil·i·ty, noun
non·sup·port·a·bil·i·ty, noun
non·sup·port·a·ble, adjective
non·sup·port·a·ble·ness, noun
non·sup·port·a·b·ly, adverb
EXPAND
un·sup·port·a·ble, adjective
un·sup·port·a·ble·ness, noun
un·sup·port·a·b·ly, adverb
COLLAPSE
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Supportable is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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supportable (səˈpɔːtəbəl)
 
adj
able to be supported or endured; bearable
 
supportability
 
n
 
supportableness
 
n
 
supportably
 
adv

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