Definition for IN-SUP-PORT'A-BLE

IN-SUP-PORT'A-BLE, a. [Fr. in and supportable.]

  1. That can not be supported or borne; as, the weight or burden is insupportable.
  2. That can not be borne or endured; insufferable; intolerable. We say of heat or cold, insult, indignity or disgrace, it is insupportable.

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