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intolerable

in·to·le·rable

UK/ɪnˈtɒləɹəbl̩/ US/ɪnˈtɑləɹəbl̩/ uncommon

adjective

1.

impossible to tolerate or endure

  • “an intolerable degree of sentimentality”
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2.

completely unacceptable

  • “this noise is intolerable”
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Origin

Inherited from Middle English intolerable, borrowed from Middle French intolerable, from Latin intolerābilis. By surface analysis, in- + tolerable.

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