supportable
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- nonsupportability noun
- nonsupportable adjective
- nonsupportableness noun
- nonsupportably adverb
- supportability noun
- supportably adverb
- unsupportable adjective
- unsupportableness noun
- unsupportably adverb
Etymology
Origin of supportable
Example Sentences
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That claim is more supportable than the thesis Mr. Scheiber draws from it, namely the college-educated working class is becoming a dynamic force for progressive social change.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
In another instance on 15 December, he said his statements "were supportable and are supportable today".
From BBC • Dec. 18, 2023
"There's some potential a voter who may find him supportable may have already contributed some money on the basis of the information they had at that point," Hedtler-Gaudette said.
From Salon • May 20, 2022
In lifting the restraining order, the judge ruled that there was “no supportable evidence” that Bauer would be likely to “harm or even have contact” with the accuser.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 10, 2021
From a paper which he had placed in his hat it became known that “las de la vie, et trahi par les derni�res facult�s qui la lui rendaient supportable, il avait r�solu de s’en d�faire.”
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" by Various
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