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sufferable |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Sufferable \Suf"fer*a*ble\, a. [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}, n. -- {Suf"fer*a*bly}, adv From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: sufferable adj 1: capable of being borne though unpleasant; "sufferable punishment" [syn: {bearable}, {endurable}, {supportable}] 2: capable of being tolerated; "sufferable difficulties" [syn: {tolerable}]
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