suffered 1 Participle of suffer . 2 adj. Able to suffer without complaining or being satisfied with the mistreatment. Hold, settle. 3 Applied to colors, fabrics, clothes, etc., it is said of what accuses little dirt or can hold a lot of use without spoiling or looking bad. 4 (inf.) Adj. and n. m. Applied to the husband of the adulterous woman, spoiled.