long-suffering en · ADJ
Meanings
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Having endured mental or physical discomfort for a protracted period of time patiently or without complaint.
Kramatorsk is a smoky industrial city in Donbass, and a major railway junction. According to Google Travel, I can now reach Kramatorsk by rail from Hertfordshire (where I live) in just... 56 hours and 35 minutes. That highly hypothetical trip would entail 11 train changes. The important thing, however, is that the long-suffering city is again reachable by rail.
2024 September 4, Vitali Vitaliev, “A salute to Ukraine's 'Second Army'”, in RAIL, number 1017, page 47:The Lord God, merciful and gracious, long-suffering, and abundant in goodness and truth.
1917, Bible (Jewish Publication Society), Exodus xxxiv. 6His long-suffering wife may have had to put up with him for many years, but she also benefited when times were good.
For long-suffering suburban passengers, 1970 represented a milestone as the beginning of the demise of the slam-door multiple unit.
2020 April 8, Howard Johnston, “East-ended? When the ECML was at risk”, in RAIL, page 68:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| longer-suffering | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most long-suffering | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more long-suffering | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| longest-suffering | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (20)
fr longanime (having endured discomfort) · fi pitkämielinen (having endured discomfort) · enm dregh (having endured discomfort) · fa صبور (having endured discomfort) · ru многострада́льный (having endured discomfort) · nl lankmoedig (having endured discomfort) · ko 끈기 있다 (having endured discomfort) · it longanime (having endured discomfort) · ga fulangach (having endured discomfort) · de langmütig (having endured discomfort) · got 𐌿𐍃𐌱𐌴𐌹𐍃𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌲𐍃 (having endured discomfort) · el μακρόθυμος (having endured discomfort) · ko 인내심(忍耐心) 있다 (having endured discomfort) · bg многострадален (having endured discomfort) · pl wytrzymały (having endured discomfort) · da langmodig (having endured discomfort) · uk багатостражда́льний (having endured discomfort) · la longanimis (having endured discomfort) · grc μακρόθυμος (having endured discomfort) · pl o anielskiej cierpliwości (having endured discomfort)