Intolerably

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Intolerable \In*tol"er*a*ble\, a. [F. intol['e]rable, L.
     intolerabilis. See {In-} not, and {Tolerable}.]
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     1. Not tolerable; not capable of being borne or endured; not
        proper or right to be allowed; insufferable;
        insupportable; unbearable; as, intolerable pain;


        intolerable heat or cold; an intolerable burden.
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              His insolence is more intolerable
              Than all the princes in the land beside. --Shak.
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     4. Enormous.
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              This intolerable deal of sack.        --Shak.
        -- {In*tol"er*a*ble*ness}, n. -- {In*tol"er*a*bly}, adv.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  intolerably
       adv : to an unacceptable degree; "The percentage of lead in our
             drinking water is unacceptably high" [syn: {unacceptably}]
             [ant: {acceptably}, {acceptably}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  66 Moby Thesaurus words for "intolerably":
     abominably, agonizingly, awfully, baldly, balefully, bitterly,
     blatantly, brashly, confoundedly, cruelly, damnably, deadly,
     deathly, deucedly, dissatisfactorily, distressingly, dolorously,
     dreadfully, egregiously, excessively, excruciatingly, exorbitantly,
     extravagantly, flagrantly, frightfully, grievously, hellishly,
     horribly, improperly, inadequately, inadmissibly, inexcusably,
     infernally, inordinately, insufferably, insufficiently,
     insupportably, lamentably, miserably, nakedly, objectionably,
     openly, painfully, piteously, sadly, shatteringly, shockingly,
     something awful, something fierce, sorely, staggeringly, terribly,
     torturously, unacceptably, unashamedly, unbearably, unconscionably,
     undesirably, unduly, unendurably, ungratifyingly, unpardonably,
     unsatisfactorily, unsatisfyingly, unsuitably, woefully