insufferable
adjective /ɪnˈsʌf.ər.ə.bl̩/
/-ɚ-/ Definition
› very annoying, unpleasant, or uncomfortable, and therefore extremely difficult to bear: She disliked the president, whom she once described as an 'insufferable bore'. The metro is insufferable in this heat.Annoying insufferably /-bli/ adverb
(Definition of insufferable adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- accursed adjective
- aggravating adjective (ANNOYING)
- annoying adjective
- bothersome adjective
- contrariness noun
- damnable adjective
- exasperating adjective
- galling adjective
- incendiary adjective (CAUSING ANGER)
- inflammatory adjective (ANGER)
- infuriating adjective
- interfering adjective
- irritating adjective
- limit noun
- maddening adjective
- perishing adjective (ANNOYED)
- pesky adjective
- provocative adjective (MAKE ANGRY)
- trying adjective
- vexatious adjective
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Annoying
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