INSUFFERABLE

insufferable, unsufferable

(adjective) too extreme to bear; “the insufferable heat of August in a New York apartment with no air conditioning”

insufferable

(adjective) unbearably arrogant or conceited; “insufferable insolence”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

insufferable (comparative more insufferable, superlative most insufferable)

Not sufferable; very difficult or impossible to endure.

Synonyms

• intolerable, unbearable

Source: Wiktionary


In*suf"fer*a*ble, a.

1. Incapable of being suffered, borne, or endured; insupportable; unendurable; intolerable; as, insufferable heat, cold, or pain; insufferable wrongs. Locke.

2. Offensive beyond endurance; detestable. A multitude of scribblers who daily pester the world with their insufferable stuff. Dryden.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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