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Vinony

bearable

adjective

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈbɛəɹəbəɫ/

adj

Etymology: From Middle English berable, equivalent to bear + -able.

  1. Able to be borne; tolerable; endurable.
  2. Able to be borne or carried; portable.

    “A joint cause is neither necessary nor sufficient for an effect—for example, any one of six pallbearers is a joint cause of carrying a coffin bearable by four.”