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insupportably

insupportably

8.3
In a way that people cannot bear or accept
  • adverb
  • /ˌɪn.səˈpɔːr.tə.bli/
  • Formal
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  • After hours of insupportably loud music at the party, she finally decided to leave.

Examples

  • Little Red Riding Hood wrings the birdie's neck? "Cheep cheep URK" and exits, laughing an insupportably silvery little laugh.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • The pain from his injury was insupportably intense, making it difficult for him to concentrate.

  • The face is framed by a red velvet hood and smiles insupportably.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • The teacher's insupportably high expectations caused many students to feel overwhelmed.

Synonyms

inexcusably
vsinsupportably
2 6.9

In a way that is very wrong and cannot be forgiven

adds that it is impossible to endure
indefensibly
vsinsupportably
1 7.4

In a way that no one can show is right or fair

also implies it cannot be endured
unendurably
vsinsupportably
1 7.9

Too strong or bad for you to stand

also indicates it cannot be justified or supported

How Tolerable

tolerably
3 4.9
uncomfortably
26 3.4
insupportably
  • Formal
8.3

Surface Forms

insupportably positive
insupportablyer comparative
insupportablyest superlative

Morphology

insupportably = insupportable (semi-transparent) = in + support + able + ly

The adverb is formed regularly from the adjective 'insupportable' with the standard adverbial suffix '-ly'.

Etymology

Insupportably breaks into clear parts: in- 'not', support 'to hold up', -able 'able to', and -ly which turns the idea into a way of doing something. So insupportably means something that cannot be 'held up' or 'endured', in other words 'impossible to bear'.