insupportable
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in·sup·port·a·ble
(ĭn′sə-pôr′tə-bəl)adj.
1. Not endurable; intolerable: insupportable mental anguish.
2. Lacking grounds or defense; unjustifiable: an insupportable claim.
in′sup·port′a·bly adv.
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insupportable
(ˌɪnsəˈpɔːtəbəl)adj
1. incapable of being endured; intolerable; insufferable
2. incapable of being supported or justified; indefensible
ˌinsupˈportableness n
ˌinsupˈportably adv
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in•sup•port•a•ble
(ˌɪn səˈpɔr tə bəl, -ˈpoʊr-)adj.
1. not endurable; unbearable; insufferable.
2. incapable of being supported or justified, as by evidence.
[1520–30; < Late Latin]
in`sup•port′a•ble•ness, in`sup•port`a•bil′i•ty, n.
in`sup•port′a•bly, adv.
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Adj. | 1. | insupportable - incapable of being justified or explained inexcusable - without excuse or justification |
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insupportable
adjective
1. intolerable, unbearable, insufferable, unendurable, past bearing Life without her was tedious, insupportable.
2. unjustifiable, untenable, indefensible This is an increasingly insupportable argument in these times.
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insupportable
adjectiveSo unpleasant or painful as not to be endured or tolerated:
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insupportable
adj → unerträglich
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