insufferable
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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
The presence of the surly uncle, insufferable in-law, or grating girlfriend at the holiday table can make it hard to truly count one’s blessings.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025
If I’m right, you beat your neighbors by 3% and get to be insufferable about it at barbecues.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 17, 2025
But what kept Marnie from being completely insufferable is that, for all of her bouts of egomania, she was still self-aware enough to know when she was being obnoxious.
From Salon • Jul. 1, 2025
Richard bristled; his fingers felt stiff and he feared his fork would slip from his grasp and this insufferable man would know how he felt.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Vocabulary lists containing insufferable
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