intolerable

[ in-tol-er-uh-buhl ]
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adjective
  1. not tolerable; unendurable; insufferable: intolerable pain.

Origin of intolerable

1
First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English word from Latin word intolerābilis.See in-3, tolerable

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Other words from intolerable

  • in·tol·er·a·bil·i·ty, in·tol·er·a·ble·ness, noun
  • in·tol·er·a·bly, adverb
  • qua·si-in·tol·er·a·ble, adjective
  • qua·si-in·tol·er·a·bly, adverb
  • su·per·in·tol·er·a·ble, adjective
  • su·per·in·tol·er·a·ble·ness, noun
  • su·per·in·tol·er·a·bly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for intolerable

intolerable

/ (ɪnˈtɒlərəbəl) /


adjective
  1. more than can be tolerated or endured; insufferable

  2. informal extremely irritating or annoying

Derived forms of intolerable

  • intolerability or intolerableness, noun
  • intolerably, adverb

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