unsufferable

adjective

un·​sufferable
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1
: not to be suffered or borne with patience or composure : intolerable, insufferable
an unsufferable wrong
unsufferable pride
an unsufferable snob
2
: so painful or severe as to be physically unbearable
unsufferable cold
unsufferable torment
unsufferable pain
unsufferably
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adverb

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from un- entry 1 + sufferable

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“Unsufferable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unsufferable. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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