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insufferable

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


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A rupture between the two may have been inevitable, given that they both demonstrate insufferable self-regard.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

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

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

He’s great in “Jay Kelly,” his loyal, long-suffering agent acting as a nice, human foil to George Clooney’s sometimes insufferable star.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 7, 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

With insufferable vanity had she believed herself in the secret of every body’s feelings; with unpardonable arrogance proposed to arrange every body’s destiny.

From "Emma" by Jane Austen




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