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Forbearing

Forbearing Meaning & Definition
Forbearing Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Forbearing?

[adj] showing patient and unruffled self-control and restraint under adversity; slow to retaliate or express resentment; "seemly and forbearing...yet strong enough to resist aggression"; "was longanimous in the face of suffering"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Forbearing: longanimous | patient

Related Terms | Find terms related to Forbearing: accepting | armed with patience | benevolent | charitable | clement | compassionate | conciliatory | disciplined | easy | easygoing | endurant | enduring | forbearant | forgiving | generous | gentle | humane | indulgent | kind | lax | lenient | longanimous | long-suffering | magnanimous | merciful | mild | moderate | patient | patient as Job | persevering | philosophical | placable | self-controlled | soft | sparing | Spartan | stoic | tender | tolerant | tolerating | tolerative | understanding | unresentful | unrevengeful

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Forbearing In Webster's Dictionary

\For*bear"ing\, a. Disposed or accustomed to forbear; patient; long-suffering. -- {For*bear"ing*ly}, adv.

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