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Supportable

adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Capable of being supported, upheld, maintained, or defended.

    "A ceremony at which two persons undertake to become one, one undertakes to become nothing, and nothing undertakes to become supportable."

  2. 2
    Capable of being borne, endured, or tolerated; endurable.

    "[...]supportable To make the dear loss, have I means much weaker Than you may call to comfort you, for I Have lost my daughter."

Adjective
  1. 1
    capable of being borne though unpleasant wordnet

Etymology

From Middle English supportable, equivalent to support + -able, or possibly from Middle French supportable.

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