BEARABLE

bearable, endurable, sufferable, supportable

(adjective) capable of being borne though unpleasant; “sufferable punishment”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

bearable (not comparable)

Able to be borne; tolerable; endurable.

Able to be borne or carried; portable.

Source: Wiktionary


Bear"a*ble, a.

Definition: Capable of being borne or endured; tolerable.

– Bear"a*bly, adv.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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