long-suffering
[ lawng-suhf-er-ing, -suhf-ring, long- ]
/ ˈlɔŋˈsʌf ər ɪŋ, -ˈsʌf rɪŋ, ˈlɒŋ- /
adjective
enduring injury, trouble, or provocation long and patiently.
noun
long and patient endurance of injury, trouble, or provocation: years of long-suffering and illness.
Origin of long-suffering
First recorded in 1520–30
OTHER WORDS FROM long-suffering
long-suf·fer·ing·ly, adverbWords nearby long-suffering
long-run,
long-sighted,
long-standing,
long-stemmed,
long-sufferance,
long-suffering,
long-tailed cuckoo,
long-tailed tit,
long-term,
long-term memory,
long-termism
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British Dictionary definitions for long-suffering
long-suffering
adjective
enduring pain, unhappiness, etc, without complaint
noun Also: long-sufferance
long and patient endurance