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insufferably

insufferably adverb: in an insufferable manner.

Adverb

insufferably (comparative more insufferably, superlative most insufferably)

  1. In an insufferable manner.
    • He has good cards to play on making Brussels better and slimming the continent's heavyweight welfare states. Both can, not implausibly, be given a New Labourish colouring, though Mr Blair's lectures can sound insufferably Pecksniffian.2000 February 24, “Tony Blair takes his time”, in The Guardian

Forms of insufferably

comparativemore insufferably
superlativemost insufferably

Origin of insufferably

From insufferable + -ly.

Questions about insufferably

What does insufferably mean?
Insufferably means in an insufferable manner.
What part of speech is insufferably?
Insufferably is an adverb.

Words near insufferably in the dictionary

  1. insues
  2. insuetude
  3. insufferability
  4. insufferable
  5. insufferableness
  6. insufferably
  7. insufficent
  8. insufficiantly
  9. insufficience
  10. insufficiencies
  11. insufficiency

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