insufferable
not to be endured; intolerable; unbearable: their insufferable insolence.
Origin of insufferable
1Other words from insufferable
- in·suf·fer·a·ble·ness, noun
- in·suf·fer·a·bly, adverb
Words Nearby insufferable
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How to use insufferable in a sentence
It could also be true that she really was an insufferable lunatic afraid of catching Ebola from the plebeians.
Sheldon becomes a professor, but no students sign up for his class because his reputation as being insufferable precedes him.
Close your eyes and imagine all of the hardest partying, most insufferable celebrities in the world banished to one small island.
The Tiny Prince of Ibiza Parties On, While Kim and Paris Make Peace | Amy Zimmerman | August 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThese parties sound positively insufferable, absolutely terrifying, and possibly even life-changing.
Barbara Walters’s Final ‘The View’: A Tearful Farewell Befitting an Icon | Kevin Fallon | May 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThere are no doubt people who will find the bit silly and insufferable.
Oscars 2014 Best Moments: Lupita Wins, Pink Sings & One Epic Selfie | Kevin Fallon | March 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
The suspense with which Louis listened to this perfidious confederation, was almost insufferable.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4 | Jane PorterHe might have been an insufferable young man for a poverty-stricken teacher of French to have as a fellow-lodger; but he was not.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol | William J. LockeWe were here above two months, attracted by Jenny's kind heart and oddities; but driven away finally by the insufferable dirt.
Ruth | Elizabeth Cleghorn GaskellIt is impossible to convey an idea of the insufferable oppression of the air in the place I occupied.
My Ten Years' Imprisonment | Silvio PellicoOf course she will, and they'll be precisely a part of the insufferable side of her life.
The Tragic Muse | Henry James
British Dictionary definitions for insufferable
/ (ɪnˈsʌfərəbəl) /
intolerable; unendurable
Derived forms of insufferable
- insufferableness, noun
- insufferably, adverb
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