long-suffering
11long-suffering — ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n Someone who is long suffering patiently bears much trouble or unhappiness, especially when it is caused by someone else. He went back to Yorkshire to join his loyal, long suffering wife …
12long-suffering — adjective Date: 1535 patiently enduring lasting offense or hardship • long suffering noun • long sufferingly adverb …
13long-suffering — UK / US adjective patient, despite having problems or being badly treated over a long period of time his long suffering wife …
14long-suffering — I noun patient endurance of pain or unhappiness • Syn: ↑long sufferance • Hypernyms: ↑endurance II adjective patiently bearing continual wrongs or trouble an enduring disposition …
15long-suffering — adjective Having endured mental or physical discomfort for a protracted period of time patiently or without complaint. His long suffering wife may have had to put up with him for many years, but she also benefited when times were good …
16long-suffering — adj. Long suffering is used with these nouns: ↑sigh, ↑wife …
17long-suffering — adjective her long suffering parents Syn: patient, forbearing, tolerant, uncomplaining, stoic, stoical, resigned; easygoing, indulgent, charitable, accommodating, forgiving, understanding Ant: impatient, complaining …
18long-suffering — long′ suf′fering adj. 1) enduring injury, trouble, or provocation long and patiently 2) long and patient endurance of injury or trouble • Etymology: 1520–30 long′ suf′feringly, adv …
19long-suffering — /ˈlɒŋ sʌfərɪŋ / (say long sufuhring) adjective 1. enduring injury or provocation long and patiently. –noun 2. long and patient endurance of injury or provocation …
20long-suffering — adj 1. longanimous, forbearing, suffering, patient, patient as Job; uncomplaining, stoical; lenient, indulgent, permissive, tolerant, condoning; magnanimous, forgiving, charitable, exorable, placable. n 2. longanimity, forbearance, sufferance,… …
