suffer
verb (used without object)
to undergo or feel pain or distress.
unsufferable
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a word derived from
suffer.
Example Sentences
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Now if the doctrine of the church of England be true, as we are obliged to believe, then are all the coelestial machines of prince Arthur unsufferable, as wanting not only human but divine probability.
From The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753) Volume V. by Theophilus Cibber
Hell heard th' unsufferable noise, Hell saw Heav'n ruining from Heav'n and would have fled Affrighted; but strict Fate had cast too deep Her dark foundations, and too fast had bound.
From The Poetical Works of John Milton by John Milton
This terrible uncle had become absolutely unsufferable now that his sister was no longer there to calm him down.
From The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard by Anatole France
"What an unsufferable bore that man is, and how he did talk!" the Major said.
From The History of Pendennis by William Makepeace Thackeray
Negligence of one's person not only implies an unsufferable indolence, but an indifference whether we please or not.
From The Young Gentleman and Lady's Monitor, and English Teacher's Assistant by John Hamilton Moore
