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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.


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

From New York Times Apr. 14, 2022

Like, you might be able to use Bitcoin to buy lunch at some insufferably trendy Brooklyn restaurant, but good luck going anywhere that accepts JRRToken, the "Lord of the Rings" cryptocurrency.

From Salon Jan. 8, 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

There are also entitled customers such as a trio of steak-hankering influencer bros and an insufferably condescending family man.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 17, 2021

Then it was back to Paris to work on the peace treaty ending the war, an experience that generated his lifelong enmity toward Franklin, who found him insufferably austere and obsessively diligent.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

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