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intolerable

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Main Entry:
in·tol·er·a·ble Listen to the pronunciation of intolerable
Pronunciation:
\(ˌ)in-ˈtäl-rə-bəl, -ˈtä-lə-rə-, -ˈtä-lər-bəl\
Function:
adjective
Etymology:
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin intolerabilis, from in- + tolerabilis tolerable
Date:
15th century
1 : not tolerable : unbearable <intolerable pain> 2 : excessive
— in·tol·er·a·bil·i·ty Listen to the pronunciation of intolerability \-ˌtäl-rə-ˈbi-lə-tē, -ˌtä-lə-rə-, -ˌtä-lər-\ noun
— in·tol·er·a·ble·ness Listen to the pronunciation of intolerableness \-ˈtäl-rə-bəl-nəs, -ˈtä-lə-rə-, -ˈtä-lər-bəl-\ noun
— in·tol·er·a·bly Listen to the pronunciation of intolerably \-blē\ adverb
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