insufferable
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In a novel full of insufferable characters interfering with romantic soulmates, Mary commits the sins of both pedantry and priggishness.
From Salon • Jun. 25, 2026
It would be insufferable except for the author telling such tales on himself as the one in which he absent-mindedly booked three different client meetings in three different cities at the same time and date.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 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
Readers who thought “The Poppy War” trilogy didn’t stick the landing, or that Rin became insufferable by the end, will be pleased that “Katabasis” does stick it, and that Alice evolves.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 2025
We used to be baffled by Kikongo words with so many different meanings: bängala, for most precious and most insufferable and also poisonwood.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
Vocabulary lists containing insufferable
"The Cask Of Amontillado" by Edgar Allan Poe
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The Lightning Thief
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"The Veldt" by Ray Bradbury
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