insufferable

[ in-suhf-er-uh-buhl ]

/ ɪnˈsʌf ər ə bəl /

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adjective

not to be endured; intolerable; unbearable: their insufferable insolence.

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Origin of insufferable

First recorded in 1525–35; in-³ + sufferable

OTHER WORDS FROM insufferable

in·suf·fer·a·ble·ness, nounin·suf·fer·a·bly, adverb

Words nearby insufferable

in style, insubordinate, insubordination, in substance, insubstantial, insufferable, insufficiency, insufficient, insufflate, insula, insulant

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How to use insufferable in a sentence

While that would be an insufferable amount of time to get a backpacking or car-camping tent up and livable, the aforementioned benefits make that time investment worthwhile.
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I shamefully cop to the label of being “demanding,” at times perhaps borderline insufferable.
The Funny Man|jversteegh|January 11, 2022|Outside Online
It could also be true that she really was an insufferable lunatic afraid of catching Ebola from the plebeians.
Do We Still Hate Anne Hathaway?|Kevin Fallon|November 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Sheldon becomes a professor, but no students sign up for his class because his reputation as being insufferable precedes him.
It’s OK to Like ‘The Big Bang Theory’|Kevin Fallon|September 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST

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|DAILY BEAST
These 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|DAILY BEAST
There are no doubt people who will find the bit silly and insufferable.
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The suspense with which Louis listened to this perfidious confederation, was almost insufferable.
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He 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. Locke
We were here above two months, attracted by Jenny's kind heart and oddities; but driven away finally by the insufferable dirt.
Ruth|Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
It is impossible to convey an idea of the insufferable oppression of the air in the place I occupied.
My Ten Years' Imprisonment|Silvio Pellico
Of 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

insufferable

/ (ɪnˈsʌfərəbəl) /

adjective

intolerable; unendurable

Derived forms of insufferable

insufferableness, nouninsufferably, adverb

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