sufferable

adjective

suf·​fer·​able -f(ə)rəbəl 

1

obsolete

a

: able to suffer or endure : patient

b

: allowable, permissible

2

: that can be suffered : endurable, tolerable

sufferableness

-nə̇s

noun

plural -es

sufferably

-blē 

-bli

adverb

Word History

Etymology

Middle English suffrable, from Middle French soufrable, from Old French, from souffrir to suffer + -able

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Rhymes for sufferable

• insufferable