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intolerable

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in·tol·er·a·ble  (n-tlr--bl)
adj.
Impossible to tolerate or endure; unbearable: intolerable agony.
in·toler·a·bili·ty, in·toler·a·ble·ness n.
in·toler·a·bly adv.
intolerable
Adjective
more than can be endured
intolerably adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.intolerableintolerable - incapable of being put up with; "an intolerable degree of sentimentality"
unbearable, unendurable
impermissible - not permitted; "impermissible behavior"
tolerable - capable of being borne or endured; "the climate is at least tolerable"
Translations
Spanish intolerable [ɪnˈtɔlərəbl] adj → intolerable, insoportable
French intolerable [ɪnˈtɔlərəbl] adj → intolérable
German intolerable [ɪnˈtɔlərəbl] adj → unerträglich
Italian intolerable [ɪnˈtɔlərəbl] adj → intollerabile
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Our friend Charley, after disturbing the household with beat of drum and riotous shouts, races up and down the staircase, overturning of chairs, and much other uproar, began to feel the quiet and confinement within doors intolerable.
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Nicholas felt the situation to be intolerable and went to have an explanation with his mother.
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We drifted famishing, and, after our water had come to an end, tormented by an intolerable thirst, for eight days altogether.
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