supportability (supˌportaˈbility) or supportableness (supˈportableness)
noun
supportably (supˈportably)
adverb
supportable in American English
(səˈpɔrtəbəl, -ˈpour-)
adjective
capable of being supported; endurable; maintainable
Derived forms
supportability
noun
Word origin
[1525–35; support + -able]This word is first recorded in the period 1525–35. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: dominant, evangelical, folio, retire, signature-able is a suffix meaning “capable of, susceptible of, fit for, tending to, given to,”associated in meaning with the word able, occurring in loanwords from Latin (laudable); used in English as a highly productive suffix to form adjectives by addition tostems of any origin (teachable; photographable)
Examples of 'supportable' in a sentence
supportable
Nor was such a general principle supportable.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Infrastructure has the dual role of making development possible and daily life supportable.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
It is also a pricing strategy that's no longer supportable.
Globe and Mail (2003)
The company insists that the debt is supportable and the return on investment is attractive.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Operating margins rose from 22 per cent to 22.3 per cent and look supportable at this level.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
This is plainly not supportable.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Or do they try to design cleverer, more desirable stuff and hope that this is ethically supportable and economically viable?