 3 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
intolerable
adjective
1: impossible to tolerate or endure; "an intolerable degree of
sentimentality" [ant: {tolerable}]
2: completely unacceptable; "this noise is intolerable"
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Intolerable \In*tol"er*a*ble\, adjective [F. intol['e]rable, L.
intolerabilis. See {In-} not, and {Tolerable}.]
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.
His insolence is more intolerable
Than all the princes in the land beside. --Shak.
4. Enormous.
This intolerable deal of sack. --Shak.
-- {In*tol"er*a*ble*ness}, noun -- {In*tol"er*a*bly}, adverb
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
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
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