long-suffering
enduring injury, trouble, or provocation long and patiently.
long and patient endurance of injury, trouble, or provocation: years of long-suffering and illness.
Origin of long-suffering
1Other words from long-suffering
- long-suf·fer·ing·ly, adverb
Words Nearby long-suffering
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How to use long-suffering in a sentence
Others, like long-suffering partners the world over, simply put up with it and try as best they can to ignore it.
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 | THE 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 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd 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 | THE DAILY BEASTHe hopped into the Range Rover and was swiftly driven home to Kensington Palace by his long-suffering royal protection officers.
As against the pain she inflicted, he had been generous, long-suffering— therefore his conduct was 'beautiful and precious.'
The Wave | Algernon BlackwoodTheir soul is likewise of the same stuff as their father's; it is simple, brave, and long-suffering.
Child Life In Town And Country | Anatole FranceBreadth is the dilation of the heart, length is long-suffering, height is hope, and depth is faith.
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 1 (of 10) | Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)It was another hoax, and a most daring and gigantic one, on the part of Jack and his friends, upon their long-suffering tutor.
Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks | Bracebridge HemyngFrom South America to Cuba, there is one vast collection of trash imported to catch the pennies of these long-suffering people.
Gardens of the Caribbees, v. 1/2 | Ida May Hill Starr
British Dictionary definitions for long-suffering
enduring pain, unhappiness, etc, without complaint
long and patient endurance
Derived forms of long-suffering
- long-sufferingly, adverb
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