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Webster 1913 Edition


Sufferable

Suf′fer-a-ble

,
Adj.
[Cf. F.
souffrable
.]
1.
Able to suffer or endure; patient.
[Obs.]
“Ye must be sufferable.”
Chaucer.
2.
That may be suffered, tolerated, or permitted; allowable; tolerable.
Suf′fer-a-ble-ness
,
Noun.
Suf′fer-a-bly
,
adv.

Webster 1828 Edition


Sufferable

SUF'FERABLE

,
Adj.
That may be tolerated or permitted; allowable.
1.
That may be endured or borne.

Definition 2024


sufferable

sufferable

English

Adjective

sufferable (comparative more sufferable, superlative most sufferable)

  1. (obsolete) Able to suffer or endure; patient.
  2. That may be suffered; capable of being tolerated, endured or permitted; allowable; tolerable.

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References

  • sufferable in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
  • sufferable in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913