insufferably en · ADV
Pronunciation
Etymology
Etymology tree English insufferable Middle English -ly English -ly English insufferably From insufferable + -ly.
Meanings
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In an insufferable manner.
He has good cards to play on making Brussels better and slimming the continent's heavyweight welfare states. Both can, not implausibly, be given a New Labourish colouring, though Mr Blair's lectures can sound insufferably Pecksniffian.
2000 February 24, “Tony Blair takes his time”, in The Guardian:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more insufferably | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most insufferably | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |