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longsuffering

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.76 in modern English

Syllables
long-suf-fer-ing
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Alternative form of long-suffering.

noun

Long, patient endurance of insult, abuse or mistreatment; longanimity

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From long + suffering.

Usage

Inflected Forms

more longsuffering (comparative) most longsuffering (superlative)

Questions

What does longsuffering mean?
Alternative form of long-suffering.
Where does longsuffering come from?
From long + suffering.

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