long-suffering

[ lawng-suhf-er-ing, -suhf-ring, long- ]

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.

long-suffering

adjective

1. enduring pain, unhappiness, etc, without complaint

noun

1. long and patient endurance

Derived Forms

• ˌlong-ˈsufferingly, adverb

Other Words From

• long-suffer·ing·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of long-suffering¹

First recorded in 1520–30

Example Sentences

Others, like long-suffering partners the world over, simply put up with it and try as best they can to ignore it.

From The Daily Beast

For long-suffering fans, this is presumably a moment to rejoice.

From The Daily Beast

“‘Walt, Walt, you have to stop this,’” he says, mimicking his long-suffering wife.

From The Daily Beast

And the long-suffering Chechens who remain in their homeland have seen it return to the Russian fold.

From The Daily Beast

He hopped into the Range Rover and was swiftly driven home to Kensington Palace by his long-suffering royal protection officers.

From The Daily Beast

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

From Project Gutenberg

Their soul is likewise of the same stuff as their father's; it is simple, brave, and long-suffering.

From Project Gutenberg

Breadth is the dilation of the heart, length is long-suffering, height is hope, and depth is faith.

From Project Gutenberg

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 Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg