Sufferable

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sufferable \Suf"fer*a*ble\, a. [Cf. F. souffrable.]
     1. Able to suffer or endure; patient. [Obs.] "Ye must be
        sufferable." --Chaucer.
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     2. That may be suffered, tolerated, or permitted; allowable;


        tolerable.
        [1913 Webster] -- {Suf"fer*a*ble*ness}, n. --
        {Suf"fer*a*bly}, adv.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  sufferable
       adj : capable of being borne though unpleasant; "sufferable
             punishment" [syn: {bearable}, {endurable}, {supportable}]