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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HEMLOCK

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