intolerable

adj
/ɪnˈtɑləɹəbl̩/US/ɪnˈtɒləɹəbl̩/UK

Etymology

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

  1. derived from intolerābilis
  2. derived from intolerable
  3. inherited from intolerable

Definitions

  1. Not tolerable

    Not tolerable; not capable of being borne or endured.

  2. Extremely offensive or insulting.

    • It is an intolerable sound that sets spoons tinkling in saucers and windowpanes vibrating.
  3. Extremely worn and degraded, to the point of being unsafe.

    • o take apart an ageing nuclear facility, you have to put a lot of other things together first. New technologies, for instance, and new buildings to replace the intolerable ones, and new reserves of money.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA