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UNSUFFERABLE
insufferable, unsufferable
(adjective) too extreme to bear; “the insufferable heat of August in a New York apartment with no air conditioning”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
unsufferable (comparative more unsufferable, superlative most unsufferable)
Not able to be suffered, difficult or impossible to endure; insufferable.
Usage notes
Like insufferable, this is usually meant as a derogatory expression of frustration targeted at something.
Source: Wiktionary
Un*suf"fer*a*ble, a.
Definition: Insufferable. [Obs.] Hooker.
– Un*suf"fer*a*bly, adv. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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