ADJECTIVE | all | forbearing, longanimous | showing patient and unruffled self-control and restraint under adversity |
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Meaning | showing patient and unruffled self-control and restraint under adversity; slow to retaliate or express resentment. | |
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Example | "seemly and forbearing...yet strong enough to resist aggression" | |
Synonym | longanimous | |
Broader | patient | enduring trying / trying circumstances with even temper or characterized by such endurance |
Spanish | sufrido | |
Catalan | sofert |
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