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adjective
showing patient and unruffled self-control and restraint under adversity; slow to retaliate or express resentment
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"seemly and forbearing...yet strong enough to resist aggression"

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longanimous patient

Examples of forbearing

"seemly and forbearing...yet strong enough to resist aggression"