long-suffering

[ lawng-suhf-er-ing, -suhf-ring, long- ]
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adjective
  1. enduring injury, trouble, or provocation long and patiently.

noun
  1. long and patient endurance of injury, trouble, or provocation: years of long-suffering and illness.

Origin of long-suffering

1
First recorded in 1520–30

Other 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

  • As against the pain she inflicted, he had been generous, long-suffering— therefore his conduct was 'beautiful and precious.'

    The Wave | Algernon Blackwood
  • Their soul is likewise of the same stuff as their father's; it is simple, brave, and long-suffering.

  • Breadth 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.

  • From South America to Cuba, there is one vast collection of trash imported to catch the pennies of these long-suffering people.

British Dictionary definitions for long-suffering

long-suffering

adjective
  1. enduring pain, unhappiness, etc, without complaint

nounAlso: long-sufferance
  1. long and patient endurance

Derived forms of long-suffering

  • long-sufferingly, adverb

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