intolerableadj.adv.

/ɪnˈtɒlərəb(ə)l/

Forms: Also Middle English–1700s intoll-.

Etymology: < Latin intolerābilis that cannot bear, that cannot be borne, < in- (in- prefix⁴) + tolerābilis tolerable adj. and adv.: compare French intolérable (13th cent. in Littré).

A. adj.

1. That cannot be tolerated, borne, or put up with; unendurable, unbearable, insupportable, insufferable.

a. physically.

ΚΠ

R. Misyn tr. R. Rolle Fire of Love 89 Þa sall criste scharp & intollerabyll to þer eyne for þam þer hartis in þis lyfe felt hym neuer sweet.

1483 W. Caxton tr. Caton I v Payne and tormente eternalle intollerabile and wythoute ende.

1564 A. Golding tr. Justinus Hist. Trogus Pompeius xii. f. 64^v He was tormented with so intollerable paine, that he desired to haue a sworde to ridde him selfe out of it wythall.

1607 E. Grimeston tr. S. Goulart Admirable & Memorable Hist. 336 [They] committed the innocent Sonne to prison, where the intollerable torment of the torture made him confesse that [etc.].

1757 E. Burke Philos. Enq. Sublime & Beautiful ii. §23. 69 No smells or tastes can produce a grand sensation, except excessive bitters, and intolerable stenches.

1803 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 10 483 Patients chiefly suffer from the intolerable itching.

1861 H. Alford Let. 14 Feb. in Life, Jrnls. & Lett. (1873) ix. 311 The glorious Coliseum itself, basking in a cloudless, intolerable sun.

b. mentally or morally.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > cause of mental pain or suffering > quality of being unendurable or intolerable > [adjective]

untholelyc1225

untholinga1300

unsufferablea1325

untolerablea1382

importable1402

untholefula1425

unbearablec1449

unportablea1500

impassible1508

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insupportable1530

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impatient1590

intollerous1594

unsuffered1598

supportless1602

unsupportable1602

indurable1607

impatible1623

unbrookable1633

unsustainable1662

unendurable1801

impassive1828

punishing1833

thick1884

a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) II. f. clviii For y^e intollerable dedis of y^e Iewes.

a1535 T. More Hist. Richard III in Wks. (1557) 62/2 Y^e Kinges..appetite was..euery where ouer al the realme intollerable.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 2 (1623) i. i. 173 Yet let vs watch the haughtie Cardinall, His insolence is more intollerable Then all the Princes in the Land beside.

1666 R. South Serm. preached at Lambeth-Chappel 17 A blind man sitting in the Chimney-corner is pardonable enough, but sitting at the Helme he is Intolerable.

1759 W. Robertson Hist. Scotl. iv, in Hist. Wks. (1813) I. 269 To a woman, and a queen, such behaviour was intolerable.

1796 E. Burke Two Lett. Peace Regicide Directory France iii, in Wks. (1808) VIII. 366 The intolerable licence with which the newspapers break..the rules of decorum.

1883 J. A. Froude Short Stud. IV. i. iii. 31 The conduct of the lower class of clergy was..growing daily more intolerable.

†c. In loose sense, as a strong intensive: Excessive, extreme, exceedingly great. (Cf. awful adj.)

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > excessive amount or degree > [adjective] > excessive or too great in amount or degree > excessive in degree

unmeasurablea1398

dismeasurec1400

dismeasurable1477

dismeasured1483

over1494

endlya1513

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wide1574

overloading1576

unconscionable1576

meanless1587

powerable1588

hyperbolical1589

extravagant1598

grievous1632

flagrant1634

exorbitant1648

overbearinga1708

unbalanced1712

well-favoured1746

steep1856

thick1884

ripe1918

1544 Act 35 Hen. VIII c. 12 His maiestie..hath taken intollerable paines, travaile studye and laboure, in his owne moste royall persone.

1598 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 1 ii. iv. 592 O monstrous! but one halfepeniworth of bread to this intollerable deale of sack?

1600 J. Pory tr. J. Leo Africanus Geogr. Hist. Afr. ii. 378 Their Ganga, who now gave out intolerable brags.

1725 R. Wodrow Corr. (1843) III. 224 In our Highlands and Islands the parishes are extremely large, some twenty, thirty, some more, miles in length... Ministers..are..able to do little in such spacious and intolerable parishes.

2. That cannot be withstood, irresistible. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > necessity > [adjective] > inevitable > that cannot be denied, refused, or resisted

intolerable?a1475

undeniable1549

insupportable1590

irresisted1596

irresistible1597

unrefusable1600

undeclinable1641

irrejectable1648

irresistless1658

dictating1664

irrecusable1776

unrepulsable1814

irrefusable1880

?a1475 (?a1425) tr. R. Higden Polychron. (Harl. 2261) (1865) I. 91 Thei scholde be intollerable and invincible, if they myȝhte haue the vertu of perseueraunce after theire impetuosite.

1614 W. Raleigh Hist. World i. iv. i. §1. 212 Their force was intolerable, but for want of good guidance vneffectuall.

1878 Harper's Mag. Feb. 439 To..scourge away the remnant of Hassan's men with intolerable musketry.

†B. adv.

Intolerably, insufferably; also, as a strong intensive, Exceedingly, extremely. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > cause of mental pain or suffering > quality of being unendurable or intolerable > [adverb]

unsufferablec1420

importably?c1425

unsufferablyc1440

intolerably1482

intolerable?1593

insufferably1625

unsupportably1664

insupportably1671

unbearably1809

unendurably1832

the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > high or intense degree > [adverb] > extremely or exceedingly > excessively

cruellyc1385

overa1400

fullc1400

parlouslyc1425

mortalc1440

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devilish1560

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spitefully1567

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deadly1589

intolerable?1593

fellc1600

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excessively1634

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woundlya1644

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diabolically1792

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thundering1809

all-firedly1833

preponderously1835

painfully1839

deadlilya1843

severely1854

furiously1856

diabolish1858

fiendish1861

demonish1867

sinfully1869

fiendishly1879

thunderingly1885

only too1889

nightmarishly1891

God almighty1906

Christ almighty1945

?1593 H. Chettle Kind-harts Dreame sig. D1^v This taken at a draught before the fit is intollerable good.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Taming of Shrew (1623) i. ii. 88 Her onely fault..Is, that she is intollerable curst.

1645 Bp. J. Hall Remedy Discontentm. vi. 29 How intolerable tedious would it prove in the fruition?

1716 Lady Cowper Diary (1864) 100 Dr. Dunster preached an intolerable dull Sermon.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	intolerable
释义	intolerableadj.adv. /ɪnˈtɒlərəb(ə)l/ Forms: Also Middle English–1700s intoll-. Etymology: < Latin intolerābilis that cannot bear, that cannot be borne, < in- (in- prefix⁴) + tolerābilis tolerable adj. and adv.: compare French intolérable (13th cent. in Littré). A. adj. 1. That cannot be tolerated, borne, or put up with; unendurable, unbearable, insupportable, insufferable. a. physically. ΚΠ R. Misyn tr. R. Rolle Fire of Love 89 Þa sall criste scharp & intollerabyll to þer eyne for þam þer hartis in þis lyfe felt hym neuer sweet. 1483 W. Caxton tr. Caton I v Payne and tormente eternalle intollerabile and wythoute ende. 1564 A. Golding tr. Justinus Hist. Trogus Pompeius xii. f. 64^v He was tormented with so intollerable paine, that he desired to haue a sworde to ridde him selfe out of it wythall. 1607 E. Grimeston tr. S. Goulart Admirable & Memorable Hist. 336 [They] committed the innocent Sonne to prison, where the intollerable torment of the torture made him confesse that [etc.]. 1757 E. Burke Philos. Enq. Sublime & Beautiful ii. §23. 69 No smells or tastes can produce a grand sensation, except excessive bitters, and intolerable stenches. 1803 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 10 483 Patients chiefly suffer from the intolerable itching. 1861 H. Alford Let. 14 Feb. in Life, Jrnls. & Lett. (1873) ix. 311 The glorious Coliseum itself, basking in a cloudless, intolerable sun. b. mentally or morally. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > cause of mental pain or suffering > quality of being unendurable or intolerable > [adjective] untholelyc1225 untholinga1300 unsufferablea1325 untolerablea1382 importable1402 untholefula1425 unbearablec1449 unportablea1500 impassible1508 intolerablea1513 insupportable1530 insufferable1533 incomportable1574 impatient1590 intollerous1594 unsuffered1598 supportless1602 unsupportable1602 indurable1607 impatible1623 unbrookable1633 unsustainable1662 unendurable1801 impassive1828 punishing1833 thick1884 a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) II. f. clviii For y^e intollerable dedis of y^e Iewes. a1535 T. More Hist. Richard III in Wks. (1557) 62/2 Y^e Kinges..appetite was..euery where ouer al the realme intollerable. a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 2 (1623) i. i. 173 Yet let vs watch the haughtie Cardinall, His insolence is more intollerable Then all the Princes in the Land beside. View more context for this quotation 1666 R. South Serm. preached at Lambeth-Chappel 17 A blind man sitting in the Chimney-corner is pardonable enough, but sitting at the Helme he is Intolerable. 1759 W. Robertson Hist. Scotl. iv, in Hist. Wks. (1813) I. 269 To a woman, and a queen, such behaviour was intolerable. 1796 E. Burke Two Lett. Peace Regicide Directory France iii, in Wks. (1808) VIII. 366 The intolerable licence with which the newspapers break..the rules of decorum. 1883 J. A. Froude Short Stud. IV. i. iii. 31 The conduct of the lower class of clergy was..growing daily more intolerable. †c. In loose sense, as a strong intensive: Excessive, extreme, exceedingly great. (Cf. awful adj.) ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > excessive amount or degree > [adjective] > excessive or too great in amount or degree > excessive in degree unmeasurablea1398 dismeasurec1400 dismeasurable1477 dismeasured1483 over1494 endlya1513 intolerable1544 wide1574 overloading1576 unconscionable1576 meanless1587 powerable1588 hyperbolical1589 extravagant1598 grievous1632 flagrant1634 exorbitant1648 overbearinga1708 unbalanced1712 well-favoured1746 steep1856 thick1884 ripe1918 1544 Act 35 Hen. VIII c. 12 His maiestie..hath taken intollerable paines, travaile studye and laboure, in his owne moste royall persone. 1598 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 1 ii. iv. 592 O monstrous! but one halfepeniworth of bread to this intollerable deale of sack? View more context for this quotation 1600 J. Pory tr. J. Leo Africanus Geogr. Hist. Afr. ii. 378 Their Ganga, who now gave out intolerable brags. 1725 R. Wodrow Corr. (1843) III. 224 In our Highlands and Islands the parishes are extremely large, some twenty, thirty, some more, miles in length... Ministers..are..able to do little in such spacious and intolerable parishes. 2. That cannot be withstood, irresistible. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > necessity > [adjective] > inevitable > that cannot be denied, refused, or resisted intolerable?a1475 undeniable1549 insupportable1590 irresisted1596 irresistible1597 unrefusable1600 undeclinable1641 irrejectable1648 irresistless1658 dictating1664 irrecusable1776 unrepulsable1814 irrefusable1880 ?a1475 (?a1425) tr. R. Higden Polychron. (Harl. 2261) (1865) I. 91 Thei scholde be intollerable and invincible, if they myȝhte haue the vertu of perseueraunce after theire impetuosite. 1614 W. Raleigh Hist. World i. iv. i. §1. 212 Their force was intolerable, but for want of good guidance vneffectuall. 1878 Harper's Mag. Feb. 439 To..scourge away the remnant of Hassan's men with intolerable musketry. †B. adv. Intolerably, insufferably; also, as a strong intensive, Exceedingly, extremely. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > cause of mental pain or suffering > quality of being unendurable or intolerable > [adverb] unsufferablec1420 importably?c1425 unsufferablyc1440 intolerably1482 intolerable?1593 insufferably1625 unsupportably1664 insupportably1671 unbearably1809 unendurably1832 the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > high or intense degree > [adverb] > extremely or exceedingly > excessively cruellyc1385 overa1400 fullc1400 parlouslyc1425 mortalc1440 perilousc1440 spitefulc1450 devilish1560 pestilently1567 spitefully1567 cruel1573 parlous1575 deadly1589 intolerable?1593 fellc1600 perditlya1632 excessively1634 devilishly1635 desperate1636 woundya1639 woundlya1644 desperately1653 wicked1663 killing1672 woundily1706 wounded1753 mortally1759 dreadful1762 intolerably1768 perishing1776 tremendously1776 terrifically1777 diabolically1792 woundedly1794 thundering1809 all-firedly1833 preponderously1835 painfully1839 deadlilya1843 severely1854 furiously1856 diabolish1858 fiendish1861 demonish1867 sinfully1869 fiendishly1879 thunderingly1885 only too1889 nightmarishly1891 God almighty1906 Christ almighty1945 ?1593 H. Chettle Kind-harts Dreame sig. D1^v This taken at a draught before the fit is intollerable good. a1616 W. Shakespeare Taming of Shrew (1623) i. ii. 88 Her onely fault..Is, that she is intollerable curst. View more context for this quotation 1645 Bp. J. Hall Remedy Discontentm. vi. 29 How intolerable tedious would it prove in the fruition? 1716 Lady Cowper Diary (1864) 100 Dr. Dunster preached an intolerable dull Sermon. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.adv.1435
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