They described the house as very livable.
People need jobs that will pay them livable wages.
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1814
insupportable, intolerable, unacceptable, unbearable, unendurable;
comfortable, cozy, homelike, homey (also homy), intimate, snug;
acceptable, bearable, endurable, sufferable, supportable, sustainable, tolerable;
: suitable to live in : enjoyable to live in
: making it possible to live or to have the things that people need to live properly
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