insupportable

American  

[in-suh-pawr-tuh-buhl, -pohr-] / ˌɪn səˈpɔr tə bəl, -ˈpoʊr- /

adjective

1. not endurable; unbearable; insufferable.

   insupportable pain.

2. incapable of support or justification, as by evidence or collected facts.

   an insupportable accusation.

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insupportable British  

/ ˌɪnsəˈpɔːtəbəl /

adjective

1. incapable of being endured; intolerable; insufferable

2. incapable of being supported or justified; indefensible

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Other Word Forms

• insupportability noun
• insupportableness noun
• insupportably adverb

Etymology

Origin of insupportable

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

Example Sentences

That would be an unprecedented and insupportable departure from the centuries-old tradition that the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times

He said the deal was "bad for business", "less safe" for families and it was therefore "insupportable".

From BBC

Speaking on BBC Breakfast, he said from what he had seen so far, the deal was "insupportable."

From BBC

Though “Russian Troll Farm” is filled with deeply sad people doing deeply insupportable things like that, it is billed as a comedy.

From New York Times

So though I agree with “Romantics Anonymous” that doing nothing is insupportable, I have to add that with vaporous stories like this one, it can be just as unsatisfying to do too much.

From New York Times