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unsufferably

unsufferably is the dated form of insufferably.

Meaning of insufferably

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 unsufferably

comparativemore unsufferably
superlativemost unsufferably

Origin of unsufferably

From unsufferable + -ly.

Questions about unsufferably

What is unsufferably the dated form of?
Unsufferably is the dated form of insufferably.

Words near unsufferably in the dictionary

  1. unsudden
  2. unsuddenly
  3. unsued
  4. unsufferable
  5. unsufferableness
  6. unsufferably
  7. unsuffered
  8. unsuffering
  9. unsufficed
  10. unsufficience
  11. unsufficiences

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