Long-suffering

Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective

Meaning

Having endured mental or physical discomfort for a protracted period of time patiently or without complaint..

Definitions by Sense

1. Having endured mental or physical discomfort for a protracted period of time patiently or without complaint.
2. Long endurance or patience.

Example Sentences

His long-suffering wife may have had to put up with him for many years, but she also benefited when times were good.

The Lord God, merciful and gracious, long-suffering, and abundant in goodness and truth.

For long-suffering suburban passengers, 1970 represented a milestone as the beginning of the demise of the slam-door multiple unit.

Kramatorsk is a smoky industrial city in Donbass, and a major railway junction. According to Google Travel, I can now reach Kramatorsk by rail from Hertfordshire (where I live) in just... 56 hours and 35 minutes. That highly hypothetical trip would entail 11 train changes. The important thing, however, is that the long-suffering city is again reachable by rail.

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• more long-suffering
• longer-suffering
• most long-suffering
• longest-suffering

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