Longsuffering
[lawng-suhf-er-ing, -suhf-ring, long-] /ˈlɔŋˈsʌf ər ɪŋ, -ˈsʌf rɪŋ, ˈlɒŋ-/
adjective
1.
enduring injury, trouble, or provocation long and patiently.
noun
2.
long and patient endurance of injury, trouble, or provocation:
years of long-suffering and illness.
adjective
1.
enduring pain, unhappiness, etc, without complaint
noun
2.
long and patient endurance
also longsuffering, 1520s (n.), 1530s (adj.), from long (adj.) + suffering (see suffer). Old English had langmodig in this sense.
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