long-suffering (n.)

  1. patient endurance of pain or unhappiness

    [ Syn: long-sufferance ]

    long-suffering (adj.)

  1. patiently bearing continual wrongs or trouble; an enduring disposition; a long-suffering and uncomplaining wife

    [ Syn: enduring ]

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