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in|suf´fer|a|ble|ness — in|suf|fer|a|ble «ihn SUHF uhr uh buhl, SUHF ruh », adjective. not sufferable; unbearable; intolerable: »His insufferable rudeness cost him many friends. A sense of insufferable gloom pervaded my spirit (Edgar Allan Poe). SYNONYM(S):… … Useful english dictionary
suf|fer|a|ble — «SUHF uhr uh buhl, SUHF ruh », adjective. that can be endured; tolerable; bearable. –suf´fer|a|ble|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
in|suf|fer|a|ble — «ihn SUHF uhr uh buhl, SUHF ruh », adjective. not sufferable; unbearable; intolerable: »His insufferable rudeness cost him many friends. A sense of insufferable gloom pervaded my spirit (Edgar Allan Poe). SYNONYM(S): insupportable.… … Useful english dictionary
in|suf´fer|a|bly — in|suf|fer|a|ble «ihn SUHF uhr uh buhl, SUHF ruh », adjective. not sufferable; unbearable; intolerable: »His insufferable rudeness cost him many friends. A sense of insufferable gloom pervaded my spirit (Edgar Allan Poe). SYNONYM(S):… … Useful english dictionary
ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… … English syllables
sufferable — [suf′ərə bəl] adj. that can be suffered, endured, or allowed sufferably adv. * * * suf·fer·a·ble (sŭfʹər ə bəl, sŭfʹrə ) adj. Possible to suffer, endure, or permit; tolerable: sufferable punishment; sufferable difficulties. sufʹfer·a·ble·ness n … Universalium
Sufferable — Suf fer*a*ble, a. [Cf. F. souffrable.] 1. Able to suffer or endure; patient. [Obs.] Ye must be sufferable. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. That may be suffered, tolerated, or permitted; allowable; tolerable. [1913 Webster] {Suf fer*a*ble*ness}, n.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sufferableness — Sufferable Suf fer*a*ble, a. [Cf. F. souffrable.] 1. Able to suffer or endure; patient. [Obs.] Ye must be sufferable. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. That may be suffered, tolerated, or permitted; allowable; tolerable. [1913 Webster] {Suf… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sufferably — Sufferable Suf fer*a*ble, a. [Cf. F. souffrable.] 1. Able to suffer or endure; patient. [Obs.] Ye must be sufferable. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. That may be suffered, tolerated, or permitted; allowable; tolerable. [1913 Webster] {Suf… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
insufferable — in•suf•fer•a•ble [[t]ɪnˈsʌf ər ə bəl[/t]] adj. not to be endured; intolerable • Etymology: 1525–35 in•suf′fer•a•ble•ness, n. in•suf′fer•a•bly, adv … From formal English to slang
