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Meanings of insupportable in English

Incapable of being justified or explained.

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That cannot be borne or endured.

Usage of insupportable in English
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But the heat and the suffocation in this atmosphere became almost insupportable.
Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Vol...
2
No; it was not the weather that made Rockhold insupportable to me.
For Woman's Love
3
To me the most insupportable part of it will be the singers.
The Letters of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Volume 01
4
The long books about the black poverty of cities became quite insupportable.
Alarms and Discursions
5
The stillness was insupportable, and it was his duty to break it.
Joseph II. and His Court: An Historical Novel
6
In a more advanced state, they might be really oppressive and insupportable.
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations
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Nor did I find the solitude of my nightly dungeon less insupportable.
Caleb Williams; Or, Things as They Are
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But the Captain was a gregarious animal, to whom solitude was insupportable.
The Gerrard Street Mystery and Other Weird Tales
9
The weight of blame which she took to herself was almost insupportable.
Tales for Young and Old
10
I cannot call him Josiah, for the name is insupportable to me.
The World's Greatest Books — Volume 03 — Fiction
11
Further waiting, further hiding of the truth would be insupportable after this.
Initials Only
12
When not on duty, the loneliness of my cabin was almost insupportable.
Memories / A Record of Personal Experience and Adventure During ...
13
Your position here would be insupportable even if it could be permitted.
Dr. Wortle's School
14
She returned to his house only to render life insupportable to him.
Famous Americans of Recent Times
15
He has become almost insupportable since they have named him for Moderator.
Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Winston Churchill
16
Continuous effort, or patient labour, is for the Spaniard an insupportable thing.
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