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suf´fer|a|ble|ness — 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|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
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
un|suf|fer|a|ble — «uhn SUHF uhr uh buhl», adjective. Obsolete. insufferable; intolerable … 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
suffer — suf•fer [[t]ˈsʌf ər[/t]] v. i. 1) to undergo or feel pain or great distress 2) to sustain injury, disadvantage, or loss 3) to endure or be afflicted with something temporarily or chronically: to suffer with a cold; to suffer from… … From formal English to slang
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
