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unbearably

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

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1

adv

Meaning 1

In an unbearable manner, not bearably, in a way unable to be borne.

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 unbearable degree

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • it was unbearably hot in the room

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From unbearable + -ly or un- + bearably.

Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: بِشَكْلٍ لَا يُطَاقُ (bišaklin lā yuṭāqu) — in an unbearable manner
  • Armenian: չարաչար (čʻaračʻar) — in an unbearable manner
  • Catalan: insuportablement — in an unbearable manner
  • Czech: nesnesitelně — in an unbearable manner
  • Czech: neúnosně — in an unbearable manner
  • Finnish: sietämättömästi — in an unbearable manner
  • French: insupportablement — in an unbearable manner
  • French: insoutenablement — in an unbearable manner
  • Georgian: აუტანლად (auṭanlad) — in an unbearable manner
  • German: unerträglich — in an unbearable manner
  • German: unleidlich — in an unbearable manner
  • Greek: αφόρητα (afórita) — in an unbearable manner
  • Hungarian: elviselhetetlenül — in an unbearable manner
  • Hungarian: kibírhatatlanul — in an unbearable manner
  • Italian: insostenibilmente — in an unbearable manner
  • Italian: insopportabilmente — in an unbearable manner
  • Polish: nieznośnie — in an unbearable manner
  • Portuguese: insuportavelmente — in an unbearable manner
  • Russian: нестерпи́мо (nesterpímo) — in an unbearable manner
  • Russian: невыноси́мо (nevynosímo) — in an unbearable manner
  • Serbo-Croatian: нѐсносно — in an unbearable manner
  • Serbo-Croatian: nèsnosno — in an unbearable manner
  • Spanish: insufriblemente — in an unbearable manner
  • Spanish: insoportablemente — in an unbearable manner
  • Swedish: olidligt — in an unbearable manner