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insufferable

[in-suhf-er-uh-buhl] / ɪnˈsʌf ər ə bəl /


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Ms. Porcaroli exhibits a clenched devotion to playing her lines perfectly straight; the script would be insufferable if she tried to be cute or funny.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 16, 2026

Now based in New York, he says watching Australia games in Melbourne could be "insufferable".

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

If I’m right, you beat your neighbors by 3% and get to be insufferable about it at barbecues.

From MarketWatch Oct. 17, 2025

Readers who thought “The Poppy War” trilogy didn’t stick the landing, or that Rin became insufferable by the end, will be pleased that “Katabasis” does stick it, and that Alice evolves.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 22, 2025

I’d expected Katz to be insufferable in the morning, but in fact he was surprisingly gracious.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson




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