Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Impossible to tolerate or endure; unbearable: intolerable agony.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Not tolerable; not to be borne or endured; insupportable; insufferable; insufferably objectionable or offensive: as, intolerable pain, heat, or cold; an intolerable burden.
- Synonyms Unbearable, unendurable, insupportable.
Wiktionary
- adj. Not tolerable; not capable of being borne or endured; not proper or right to be allowed; insufferable; insupportable; unbearable.
- adj. Extremely offensive or insulting.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Not tolerable; not capable of being borne or endured; not proper or right to be allowed; insufferable; insupportable; unbearable.
- adj. Enormous.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. incapable of being put up with
Etymologies
- in- + tolerable (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Human Rights in China, an advocacy group based in New York, and said he was doing so because of what he called the intolerable situation in Tibetan areas and China's suppression of news about it.”
“In another expression of deep-seated suspicion of Beijing's intentions toward the U.S., the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Mich., said Chinese efforts to steal U.S. technology via the Internet have reached what he called an "intolerable level.”
“In another expression of deep-seated suspicion of Beijing's intentions toward the U.S., Rep. Mike Rogers, Republican chairman of the House intelligence committee, said Chinese efforts to steal U.S. technology via the Internet have reached what he called an "intolerable level.”
“Today I have reported that the figure exceeds 5,000," Pillay told reporters after briefing the council in closed session on what she called the "intolerable situation" in Syria.”
“Chairman Mike Rogers, a Michigan Republican, says that Chinese efforts to steal U.S. technology via the Internet have reached what he called an "intolerable level," and has called on the United States and its allies to pressure Beijing to stop.”
“Noel Gallagher looked back in anger tonight as he revealed he had quit Oasis because of what he described as intolerable "violent and verbal intimidation".”
“The actor had sued Big Pictures and its founder Darryn Lyons over what she described as intolerable intrusions by pursuing photographers.”
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“This I find inexcusable but what I find completely intolerable is the suggestion that our soldiers serving in the United States Military of”
“What's intolerable is the intolerable smugness of those who say you can't have any meat.”
“What makes it even more intolerable is that he uses his pacifism to endanger the good guys in the middle east conflict.”
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artistx I love this is a Jane Austen type way Apr 19, 2007
sonofgroucho As well he might be.... Apr 15, 2007
jeen0809 His boss was intolerant of his tardiness. Apr 14, 2007