intolerable
See also: intolérable
English
Etymology
From Middle French intolerable, from Latin intolerabilis
Adjective
intolerable (comparative more intolerable, superlative most intolerable)
- Not tolerable; not capable of being borne or endured
- Synonyms: insufferable, insupportable, unbearable
- Extremely offensive or insulting.
- 1971, William S. Burroughs, The Wild Boys: A Book of the Dead, page 4
- It is an intolerable sound that sets spoons tinkling in saucers and windowpanes vibrating.
- 1971, William S. Burroughs, The Wild Boys: A Book of the Dead, page 4
Usage notes
- Nouns to which "intolerable" is often applied: cruelty, burden, situation, condition, pain, heat, position, life, state, suffering, evil, risk, insult, hardship, agony, behavior, affront, insolence, stress, consequence, people.
Derived terms
Translations
not tolerable
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extremely offensive
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References
- intolerable in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- intolerable in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
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