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longer-suffering

longer-suffering is the comparative form of long-suffering.

Meaning of long-suffering

Adjective

long-suffering (comparative more long-suffering or longer-suffering, superlative most long-suffering or longest-suffering)

  1. Having endured mental or physical discomfort for a protracted period of time patiently or without complaint.
    • His long-suffering wife may have had to put up with him for many years, but she also benefited when times were good.
    Synonyms:
    longanimous

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Questions about longer-suffering

What is longer-suffering the comparative form of?
Longer-suffering is the comparative form of long-suffering.

Words near longer-suffering in the dictionary

  1. longer-lived
  2. longer-living
  3. longer-locked
  4. longer-running
  5. longer-standing
  6. longer-suffering
  7. longer-term
  8. Longerenong
  9. longeron
  10. longerons
  11. longers

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