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SUFFERABLE
bearable, endurable, sufferable, supportable
(adjective) capable of being borne though unpleasant; “sufferable punishment”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
sufferable (comparative more sufferable, superlative most sufferable)
(obsolete) Able to suffer or endure; patient.
Capable of being tolerated, endured or permitted; allowable; tolerable.
Antonyms
• insufferable
Source: Wiktionary
Suf"fer*a*ble, a. Etym: [Cf. F. souffrable.]
1. Able to suffer or endure; patient. [Obs.] "Ye must be sufferable." Chaucer.
2. That may be suffered, tolerated, or permitted; allowable; tolerable.
– Suf"fer*a*ble*ness, n.
– Suf"fer*a*bly, adv.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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GRIEVOUS
(adjective) causing or marked by grief or anguish; “a grievous loss”; “a grievous cry”; “her sigh was heartbreaking”; “the heartrending words of Rabin’s granddaughter”
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