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[ lawng-suhf-er-ing, -suhf-ring, long- ] / ˈlɔŋˈsʌf ər ɪŋ, -ˈsʌf rɪŋ, ˈlɒŋ- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR long-suffering ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveenduring injury, trouble, or provocation long and patiently. nounlong and patient endurance of injury, trouble, or provocation: years of long-suffering and illness. Origin of long-sufferingFirst recorded in 1520–30 OTHER WORDS FROM long-sufferinglong-suf·fer·ing·ly, adverbWords nearby long-sufferinglongspur, longstanding, long-stemmed, Longstreet, long-sufferance, long-suffering, long suit, long sweetening, long tail, long-tailed cuckoo, long-tailed tit Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for long-sufferingOthers, like long-suffering partners the world over, simply put up with it and try as best they can to ignore it. Will Scandal Sink the Spanish Royal Family?|Tom Sykes|August 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST For long-suffering fans, this is presumably a moment to rejoice. The Knicks Aren't a Sports Team. They're a Reality Show, and Phil Jackson is Their Latest Star.|Robert Silverman|March 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST “‘Walt, Walt, you have to stop this,’” he says, mimicking his long-suffering wife. Latest ‘Breaking Bad’ Episode, ‘Ozymandias,’ Is Most Action-Packed Yet|Andrew Romano|September 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST And the long-suffering Chechens who remain in their homeland have seen it return to the Russian fold. The Chechens in America: Why They’re Here and Who They Are|Andrew Meier|April 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He hopped into the Range Rover and was swiftly driven home to Kensington Palace by his long-suffering royal protection officers. He's BAAAACK! Prince Harry Parties To 10AM!|Tom Sykes|January 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST As far as I was concerned, there was nothing but the spirt of dust from the side of a long-suffering island. Wounds in the rain|Stephen Crane She is of a long-suffering race, and thou wilt not desert her to the blindness of the heathen. The Wept of Wish-Ton-Wish|James Fenimore Cooper Kindly genii, proclaiming freedom and peace, hovered over Rome, the long-suffering city. Quintus Claudius, Volume 2 of 2|Ernst Eckstein Lady Lesbia felt that the long-suffering Smithson had endured enough. Phantom Fortune, A Novel|M. E. Braddon You are long-suffering, but there must be a limit even to your patience. Unaddressed Letters|Anonymous
British Dictionary definitions for long-suffering
adjectiveenduring pain, unhappiness, etc, without complaint noun Also: long-sufferancelong and patient endurance Derived forms of long-sufferinglong-sufferingly, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to long-sufferingenduring, forbearing, lenient, tolerant, uncomplaining |