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Intolerable

Ih-NTAH-lur-uh-buhl

/ˌɪˈntɑːlɜːrʌbʌl/

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intolerable

Dictionary meaning

Incapable of being put up with.

Examples

  • An intolerable degree of sentimentality.

Synonyms: unbearable, unendurable

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