Intolerable
Origin
From Middle French intolerable, from Latin intolerabilis
Full definition of intolerable
Adjective
intolerable
- Not tolerable; not capable of being borne or endured; not proper or right to be allowed; insufferable; insupportable; unbearable.
- Extremely offensive or insulting.
- 1971, William S. Burroughs, The Wild Boys: A Book of the Dead, page 4It is an intolerable sound that sets spoons tinkling in saucers and windowpanes vibrating.
Usage notes
Nouns to which "intolerable" is often applied: cruelty, burden, situation, condition, pain, heat, position, life, state, suffering, evil, risk, insult, hardship, agony, behavior, affront, insolence, stress, consequence, people.