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| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : in-tol-er-uh-buhl |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈtɒl ər ə bəl |
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Définition of intolerable
Origin :- late 14c., from Latin intolerabilis "that cannot bear, that cannot be borne," from in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + tolerabilis "that may be endured," from tolerare "to tolerate" (see toleration). Related: Intolerably.
- adj unacceptable; beyond bearing
- The country all the way, in fact, is most miserable and intolerable.
- Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest
- To me he is the most intolerable creature that I ever conversed with.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- At this intolerable assertion as he deemed it, Edward Gilder was reanimated.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- I don't care who he is, I say he is a double-dyed and most intolerable villain!'
- Extract from : « Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit » by Charles Dickens
- He is treated with intolerable rudeness by your friend Mr. Pembroke.
- Extract from : « The Inn at the Red Oak » by Latta Griswold
- Attached to the oxen in any other way than by a yoke, the plough would be intolerable.
- Extract from : « Pax Vobiscum » by Henry Drummond
- The strict rules of the house had seemed to her intolerable.
- Extract from : « The Coryston Family » by Mrs. Humphry Ward
- To a man who has been accustomed to be busy there is no affliction so intolerable as idleness.
- Extract from : « Henry Dunbar » by M. E. Braddon
- This, then, was the flavoring which made the cup so intolerable.
- Extract from : « The First Violin » by Jessie Fothergill
- That kind of thing is intolerable to a gentleman, and a Tory is a gentleman.
- Extract from : « Changing Winds » by St. John G. Ervine
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