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intolerably

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: IH2 N T AA1 L ER0 AH0 B L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

In an intolerable manner; beyond endurance.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

to an unacceptable degree

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • The percentage of lead in our drinking water is unacceptably high

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: unacceptably

Antonyms: tolerably

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English intolerable Middle English -ly English -ly English intolerably From intolerable + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: intolerablement — in an intolerable manner
  • Esperanto: netolereble — in an intolerable manner
  • French: intolérablement — in an intolerable manner
  • Italian: intollerabilmente — in an intolerable manner
  • Portuguese: intoleravelmente — in an intolerable manner
  • Spanish: intolerablemente — in an intolerable manner