Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Insupportable.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Insupportable; unendurable.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Not able to be
supported orendured .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective not able to be supported or defended
Etymologies
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Examples
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What I call unsupportable is your assertion that “Medstory’s results on any medical query are far superior to anything delivered by any other engine.”
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"We're not going to get back to that kind of unsupportable level of demand," said Brad Hunter, chief economist with Metrostudy, a real estate research and consulting firm.
Home Construction Jumps In August -- But It's Apartments That Are Driving Gains 2010
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To a reasonable creature, that alone is unsupportable which is unreasonable; everything reasonable may be supported.
The World's Greatest Books — Volume 13 — Religion and Philosophy Various 1909
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Griffin also wrote that one manager filed "unsupportable" disciplinary charges against and threatened the jobs of line crewmen who wouldn't pledge to support Booth in the investigation.
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Griffin also wrote that one manager filed "unsupportable" disciplinary charges against and threatened the jobs of line crewmen who wouldn't pledge to support Booth in the investigation.
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"Top progressives attack the health-reform plan as 'unsupportable' and a sellout to corporate interests:"
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Top progressives attack the health-reform plan as 'unsupportable' and a sellout to corporate interests.
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Sure, some of us here will all too easily fall into that kind of unsupportable generalization, but if you’re going to argue this line of contention, argue with them, not with me.
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"unsupportable" or "subjective," you might as well throw in the towel already.
A Motley Vision 2008
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"unsupportable" or "subjective," you might as well throw in the towel already.
A Motley Vision 2008
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