intolerable

3 definitions found

intolerable - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Intolerable \In*tol"er*a*ble\, a. [F. intol['e]rable, L.
     intolerabilis. See In- not, and Tolerable.]
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     1. Not tolerable; not capable of being borne or endured; not
        proper or right to be allowed; insufferable;
        insupportable; unbearable; as, intolerable pain;
        intolerable heat or cold; an intolerable burden.
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              His insolence is more intolerable
              Than all the princes in the land beside. --Shak.
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     4. Enormous.
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              This intolerable deal of sack.        --Shak.
        -- In*tol"er*a*ble*ness, n. -- In*tol"er*a*bly, adv.
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intolerable - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  intolerable
      adj 1: incapable of being put up with; "an intolerable degree of
             sentimentality" [syn: intolerable, unbearable,
             unendurable] [ant: tolerable]

intolerable - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  69 Moby Thesaurus words for "intolerable":
     a bit much, abhorrent, absolute, arrant, classical, complete,
     consummate, crass, decided, definitive, dislikable, displeasing,
     distasteful, downright, egregious, exceptionable, flagrant,
     glaring, gross, impossible, inadmissible, indefensible,
     insufferable, insupportable, mislikable, objectionable, odious,
     out-and-out, outright, past bearing, perfect, positive, precious,
     profound, pronounced, proper, rank, regular, shattering, shocking,
     stark, stark-staring, superlative, surpassing, the veriest,
     thorough, thoroughgoing, too much, total, unacceptable, unbearable,
     uncongenial, unconscionable, undeniable, undesirable, unendurable,
     unequivocal, uninviting, unlikable, unlovable, unmitigated,
     unpleasant, unqualified, unrelieved, unspoiled, unsuitable,
     unsupportable, untenable, utter