insupportable

[ in-suh-pawr-tuh-buhl, -pohr- ]
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adjective
  1. not endurable; unbearable; insufferable: insupportable pain.

  2. incapable of support or justification, as by evidence or collected facts: an insupportable accusation.

Origin of insupportable

1
From the Late Latin word insupportābilis, dating back to 1520–30. See in-3, supportable

Other words from insupportable

  • in·sup·port·a·ble·ness, in·sup·port·a·bil·i·ty, noun
  • in·sup·port·a·bly, adverb

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How to use insupportable in a sentence

  • The light wounds him, glory is a sight insupportable to him, and makes him want to veil his eyes with his bat-like wings.

    Charles Baudelaire, His Life | Thophile Gautier
  • I was glad when the darkness fell again, for the sight of his bowed head and set features was insupportable to me.

    The Circular Study | Anna Katharine Green
  • At first this melancholy task was insupportable, but I persevered; and in a short time became reconciled to it.

British Dictionary definitions for insupportable

insupportable

/ (ˌɪnsəˈpɔːtəbəl) /


adjective
  1. incapable of being endured; intolerable; insufferable

  2. incapable of being supported or justified; indefensible

Derived forms of insupportable

  • insupportableness, noun
  • insupportably, adverb

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