"unsupporting" meaning in English

See unsupporting in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From un- + supporting. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|supporting}} un- + supporting Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} unsupporting (not comparable)
  1. That serves no supporting purpose in a structure. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-unsupporting-en-adj--arlF6Rq
  2. Unsupportive. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-unsupporting-en-adj-ZwO3XdtI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 97 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 24 76 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 97 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 98
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