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insufferably

American  
[in-suhf-er-uhb-lee, in-suhf-ruhb-lee] / ɪnˈsʌf ər əb li, ɪnˈsʌf rəb li /

adverb

  1. in a way or to a degree that is insufferable; intolerably or unbearably.


Example Sentences

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We were playing insufferably loud, which made it all the more surprising how good the singing was.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2025

Nothing you do or say, no matter how bizarre, illegal, grotesque or insufferably stupid as it may be disqualifies you.

From Salon • Nov. 28, 2024

To many of their citizens back home, Mr. Macron came across as insufferably arrogant.

From New York Times • Apr. 14, 2022

It gets the job done, and it’ll appeal to people turned off by insufferably peppy or chatty trainers.

From The Verge • Dec. 15, 2021

The page’s name was Dunstey, an insufferably petulant little boy with an important father.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

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