insupportable

== English == === Etymology === From Middle French insupportable, from Late Latin insupportabilis. See also in- +‎ supportable. === Pronunciation === === Adjective === insupportable (comparative more insupportable, superlative most insupportable) That cannot be tolerated or endured. That cannot be supported; that cannot be demonstrated or proved. (of a statement, claim, argument, etc.) ==== Synonyms ==== (made up of particularly small pieces): insufferable, intolerable, unbearable, unendurable, unsupportable (that cannot be demonstrated): indefensible, unsupportable, untenable ==== Related terms ==== insupportableness insupportably === References === William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “insupportable”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “insupportable”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. == French == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Late Latin īnsupportābilis. Morphologically, from in- +‎ supportable. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛ̃.sy.pɔʁ.tabl/ === Adjective === insupportable (plural insupportables) unbearable, intolerable Synonym: insoutenable insufferable, impossible (exceedingly irritating) Synonyms: exaspérant, infernal, imbuvable ==== Derived terms ==== insupporter === Further reading === “insupportable”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Middle French == === Adjective === insupportable m or f (plural insupportables) intolerable; insupportable; unbearable