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Webster 1913 Edition

Adj.

Disposed or accustomed to forbear; patient; long-suffering.

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For-bear′ing-ly

adv.

ppr.

Ceasing; pausing; withholding from action; exercising patience and indulgence.

a. Patient; long suffering.

Noun.

A ceasing or restraining from action; patience; long suffering.

forbearing ‎(comparative more forbearing, superlative most forbearing)

Characterized by patience and indulgence; long-suffering
a forbearing temper

forbearing