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   In·suf·fer·a·ble

   /inˈsəf(ə)rəb(ə)l/

   

   adjective

   • 1. too extreme to bear; intolerable: "the heat would be insufferable by July" Similar intolerableunbearableunendurableinsupportableunacceptableoppressiveoverwhelmingoverpoweringimpossiblenot to be bornepast bearingtoo much to bearmore than one can standmore than flesh and blood can standenough to try/test/tax the patience of a saintunspeakabledreadfulexcruciatinggrimoutrageousinformal:too muchOpposite bearablecongenial
   • ▪ having or showing unbearable arrogance or conceit: "an insufferable bully" Similar conceitedarrogantboastfulcockycocksurefull of oneselfabove oneselfself-importantimmodestswaggeringstruttingvainself-satisfiedself-congratulatorypleased with oneselfself-lovingin love with oneselfself-admiringself-regardingsmugcomplacentinformal:swollen-headedbigheadedtoo big for one's bootsliterary:vaingloriousrare:peacockishOpposite modest

   Word Origin late Middle English: perhaps via French (now dialect) insouffrable, based on Latin sufferre ‘endure’ (see suffer).

   Derivatives

   • 1. insufferableness noun
   • 2. insufferably adverb

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