Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In an insufferable manner; to an intolerable degree: as, insufferably bright; insufferably proud.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb In a manner or to a degree beyond endurance; intolerably
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb In an
insufferable manner.
Etymologies
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Examples
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As a result folk knew each other to a degree which some would call insufferably well, and yet they did not weary.
The Rapids Alan Sullivan 1907
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As it turned out, he was 'insufferably' good at studies.
rediff.com 2010
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As it turned out, he was 'insufferably' good at studies.
rediff.com 2010
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A film about time sounds insufferably dull, but it's quite the opposite.
Rebecca Taylor: Christian Marclay Conquers Time Rebecca Taylor 2010
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A film about time sounds insufferably dull, but it's quite the opposite.
Rebecca Taylor: Christian Marclay Conquers Time Rebecca Taylor 2010
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And what to say about Marty giving up his immunity idol to the insufferably smug Sash on Survivor?
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If you think for one second anyone could answer a question like what is Obamas foriegn policy then you are insufferably stupid.
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Other OSS officers complained that behind the outward charm he was insufferably patronizing, rigid, self-centered, and devious.
Wild Bill Donovan Douglas Waller 2011
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The result is Little Lord Fauntleroy crossed with Satan, as, curls and velvet collars flying, he sets about beating up the local lads and being insufferably rude to the feudal populace.
The Magnificent Ambersons « Tales from the Reading Room 2009
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A film about time sounds insufferably dull, but it's quite the opposite.
Rebecca Taylor: Christian Marclay Conquers Time Rebecca Taylor 2010
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