Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: insufferable
IPA transcription: [,ɪns'ʌfɚəbəl]
adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: impossible, insufferable, unacceptable, unsufferable
    Meaning: used of persons or their behavior; "impossible behavior"; "insufferable insolence"
Usage examples
  • "Is it possible that a miserable, contemptible creature like that can worry me so much?" he wondered, with insufferable irritation.
  • A long tongue is still more insufferable than a large nose; and I remember, when I was young, that I was admired for not being a great talker; the Queen, my mother, used frequently to have it mentioned to her; for, such as you see me, I am a great king's daughter.
  • Nay, further, his privy-member was putrefied, and produced worms; and when he sat upright, he had a difficulty of breathing, which was very loathsome, on account of the stench of his breath, and the quickness of its returns; he had also convulsions in all parts of his body, which increased his strength to an insufferable degree.