Insupportable

adj

adj ·5 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    That cannot be tolerated or endured.

    "My Lord you do me moſt inſupportable vexation."

  2. 2
    That cannot be supported; that cannot be demonstrated or proved. (of a statement, claim, argument, etc.)

    "[…] the energy debate is in danger of being corrupted by misstatements small and large. Among these is the insupportable proposition that the California energy crisis can somehow be relieved by drilling in the Arctic refuge — an idea Ms. Norton echoed when she said that new drilling would “resolve some of the problems we’ve been having lately.”"

Adjective
  1. 1
    incapable of being justified or explained wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
unsupportableheavyindefensibleindefensibleindefensibleinexcusable

Example

More examples

"I dwell the longer upon this Subject from the Desire I have to make the Society of an English Yahoo by any Means not insupportable; and therefore I intreat those who have any Tincture of this absurd Vice, that they will not presume to appear in my Sight."

Etymology

From Middle French insupportable, from Late Latin insupportabilis. See also in- + supportable.

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