"insupportable" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more insupportable [comparative], most insupportable [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle French insupportable, from Late Latin insupportabilis. See also in- + supportable. Etymology templates: {{der|en|frm|insupportable}} Middle French insupportable, {{der|en|LL.|insupportabilis}} Late Latin insupportabilis, {{prefix|en|in|supportable}} in- + supportable Head templates: {{en-adj}} insupportable (comparative more insupportable, superlative most insupportable)
  1. That cannot be tolerated or endured.
    Sense id: en-insupportable-en-adj-G4m26Hjx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48
  2. That cannot be supported; that cannot be demonstrated or proved. (of a statement, claim, argument, etc.) Synonyms (that cannot be demonstrated): indefensible, unsupportable, untenable
    Sense id: en-insupportable-en-adj-mCZiWK-n Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with in- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with in-: 42 58 Disambiguation of 'that cannot be demonstrated': 44 56
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (made up of particularly small pieces): insufferable, intolerable, unbearable, unendurable, unsupportable Related terms: insupportableness, insupportably
Disambiguation of 'made up of particularly small pieces': 49 51

Adjective [French]

IPA: /ɛ̃.sy.pɔʁ.tabl/ Forms: insupportables [plural]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Late Latin īnsupportābilis. Morphologically, from in- + supportable. Etymology templates: {{lbor|fr|LL.|īnsupportābilis}} Learned borrowing from Late Latin īnsupportābilis, {{af|fr|in-|supportable}} in- + supportable Head templates: {{fr-adj}} insupportable (plural insupportables)
  1. unbearable, intolerable Synonyms: insoutenable
    Sense id: en-insupportable-fr-adj-wdn252mi Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 52 48
  2. insufferable, impossible (exceedingly irritating) Synonyms: exaspérant, infernal, imbuvable
    Sense id: en-insupportable-fr-adj-8Uuzk1ID Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French terms prefixed with in- Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of French terms prefixed with in-: 42 58
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: insupporter

Adjective [Middle French]

Forms: insupportables [plural]
Head templates: {{head|frm|adjective|plural|insupportables||mf||insupportables||{{{mp2}}}||insupportablees|f1accel-form=p|f2accel-form=f|s|f3accel-form=m|p|f5accel-form=f|p|g=m|g2=f|head=}} insupportable m or f (plural insupportables), {{frm-adj|mf}} insupportable m or f (plural insupportables)
  1. intolerable; insupportable; unbearable Tags: feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-insupportable-frm-adj-t-fADuvC Categories (other): Middle French entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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