Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: supportable
IPA transcription: [səp'ɔɹtəbəl]
adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: bearable, endurable, sufferable, supportable
    Meaning: capable of being borne though unpleasant; "sufferable punishment"
Usage examples
  • This effect is owing not only to the heat being intercepted by the wire-gauze as it passes to the lungs, in consequence of which its temperature becomes supportable, but also to the singular power which the body possesses of resisting great heats, and of breathing air of high temperatures.