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Definition of "longsuffering" []

  • Alternative form of long-suffering. (adjective)
  • Long, patient endurance of insult, abuse or mistreatment; longanimity (noun)

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Use "longsuffering" in a sentence
  • "In "longsuffering" we have the thought here and there expressed by God in the Psalms and elsewhere by the"
  • "The sailor went on defeat the interlopers who wanted his faithful and longsuffering wife just for her wealth, finally finding rest with her, home at last."
  • "If the regime instead began to implement some economic reforms that could benefit Burma's longsuffering citizens even as it failed to engage in serious national reconciliation, there likely would be tremendous pressure on the democratic movement to get on board "for the good of the Burmese people.""