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supportable
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adjective
capable of being
supported
;
endurable; maintainable.
Origin:
1525–35;
support
+
-able
Related forms
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
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un·sup·port·a·ble,
adjective
un·sup·port·a·ble·ness,
noun
un·sup·port·a·b·ly,
adverb
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supportable
(səˈpɔːtəb
ə
l)
—
adj
able to be supported or endured; bearable
supportability
—
n
supportableness
—
n
supportably
—
adv
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