unsupporting

English

Etymology

From un- +‎ supporting.

Adjective

unsupporting (not comparable)

1. That serves no supporting purpose in a structure.
   • 1935, Bulletin of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists:

     The calculated shearing stress on the adjoining and unsupporting strata...

2. Unsupportive.
   • 1965, Reginald R Dale, Stephen Griffith, Down Stream: Failure in the Grammar School:

     The table is deliberately confined to three of the factors, namely lack of intellectual ability, unsupporting home background, and personal factors.