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

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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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