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.
- derived from intolerābilis
- derived from intolerable
- inherited from intolerable
Definitions
Not tolerable
Not tolerable; not capable of being borne or endured.
Extremely offensive or insulting.
- It is an intolerable sound that sets spoons tinkling in saucers and windowpanes vibrating.
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
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for intolerable. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA