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intolerable.

Not tolerable; not capable of being borne or endured.

11 characters5 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ɪnˈtɑləɹəbl̩/General-American/ɪnˈtɒləɹəbl̩/Received-Pronunciation
  1. Not tolerable; not capable of being borne or endured.

  2. Extremely offensive or insulting.

  3. Extremely worn and degraded, to the point of being unsafe.

Where this word comes from

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

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