Definition for IN-TOL'ER-A-BLE

IN-TOL'ER-A-BLE, a. [Fr. from L. intolerabilis; in and tolerabilis, tolero, to bear.]

  1. Not to be borne; that can not be endured; as, intolerable pain; intolerable heat or cold; intolerable burden.
  2. Insufferable; as, intolerable laziness.

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