supportable

[ suh-pawr-tuh-buh l, -pohr- ]

/ səˈpɔr tə bəl, -ˈpoʊr- /

capable of being supported; endurable; maintainable.

Origin of supportable

First recorded in 1525–35; support + -able

sup·port·a·bil·i·ty, noun non·sup·port·a·bil·i·ty, noun non·sup·port·a·ble, adjective non·sup·port·a·ble·ness, noun

non·sup·port·a·bly, adverb un·sup·port·a·ble, adjective un·sup·port·a·ble·ness, noun un·sup·port·a·bly, adverb

In other words, the anti-marathon arguments are based not on facts (at least, not supportable ones) but on sentiment.

Stop Moping! The Marathon Is Exactly What New York Needs Right Now |Jay Michaelson |November 3, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
These will be found to be supportable matters, as well as the Fee of Office, which is our ground-work.

Curialia Miscellanea, or Anecdotes of Old Times; Regal, Noble, Gentilitial, and Miscellaneous |Samuel Pegge
The descent only occupied two or three minutes, and yet the shock was supportable.

Wonderful Balloon Ascents |Fulgence Marion
My dear child, I know that you think so to-day; but you will soon change, and find that wealth is a supportable misfortune.

Old Fritz and the New Era |Louise Muhlbach

The only thing which makes it supportable for a while is curiosity.

Chance |Joseph Conrad
Of all evils in story-telling, the humour of telling tales one after another in great numbers is the least supportable.

Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources |James Wood

supportable

/ (səˈpɔːtəbəl) /

able to be supported or endured; bearable

supportability or supportableness, noun supportably, adverb