INTOL'ERABLE, a. [L. intolerabilis; in and tolerabilis, tolero, to bear.] 1. Not to be borne; that cannot be endured; as intolerable pain; intolerable heat or cold; an intolerable burden. 2. Insufferable; as intolerable laziness.
adjectiveEtymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin intolerabilis, from in- + tolerabilis tolerable Date: 15th century 1. not tolerable ;unbearable<intolerable pain> 2.excessive • intolerabilitynoun • intolerablenessnoun • intolerablyadverb
Intolerable In*tol"er*a*ble, a. [F. intol['e]rable, L. intolerabilis. See In- not, and Tolerable.] 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.
If you describe something as intolerable, you mean that it is so bad or extreme that no one can bear it or tolerate it. They felt this would put intolerable pressure on them...= unbearable ? tolerable ADJ • intolerably...intolerably cramped conditions...ADV