sufferable

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sufferable - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Sufferable \Suf"fer*a*ble\, a. [Cf. F. souffrable.]
     1. Able to suffer or endure; patient. [Obs.] "Ye must be
        sufferable." --Chaucer.
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     2. That may be suffered, tolerated, or permitted; allowable;
        tolerable.
        [1913 Webster] -- Suf"fer*a*ble*ness, n. --
        Suf"fer*a*bly, adv.
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sufferable - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  sufferable
      adj 1: capable of being borne though unpleasant; "sufferable
             punishment" [syn: bearable, endurable, sufferable,
             supportable]