Definition & Meaning of "long-suffering"in English

Long-suffering

patient endurance of pain or unhappiness

Grammatical Information

Animacy status

Abstract

Composition

Compound

Uncountable

singular

not gender specific

long-suffering

showing enduring patience and tolerance despite experiencing ongoing difficulties or hardships

enduring

stoic

Grammatical Information

Composition

Compound

qualitative

Superlative

most long-suffering

Comparative

more long-suffering

gradable

domain

character, behavior, endurance

Examples

His long-suffering wife quietly supported him through years of financial and personal struggles.

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