long-suffering
noun1
Long endurance or patience.
long-suffering
adj1
Having endured mental or physical discomfort for a protracted period of time patiently or without complaint.
- His long-suffering wife may have had to put up with him for many years, but she also benefited when times were good.
- The Lord God, merciful and gracious, long-suffering, and abundant in goodness and truth.1917, Bible (Jewish Publication Society), Exodus xxxiv. 6
2 more examples
- For long-suffering suburban passengers, 1970 represented a milestone as the beginning of the demise of the slam-door multiple unit.2020 April 8, Howard Johnston, “East-ended? When the ECML was at risk”, in RAIL, page 68:
- Kramatorsk is a smoky industrial city in Donbass, and a major railway junction. According to Google Travel, I can now reach Kramatorsk by rail from Hertfordshire (where I live) in just... 56 hours and 35 minutes. That highly hypothetical trip would entail 11 train changes. The important thing, however, is that the long-suffering city is again reachable by rail.2024 September 4, Vitali Vitaliev, “A salute to Ukraine's 'Second Army'”, in RAIL, number 1017, page 47:
- Synonyms
- longanimous