intolerably

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adverb

In an intolerable manner; beyond endurance.

Similar
impossiblyunacceptably
Opposite
tolerably
OriginProto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English intolerable →
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Meanings

adverbintolerably (comparative more intolerably, superlative most intolerably)

comparative more intolerably · superlative most intolerably

  1. In an intolerable manner; beyond endurance.

    Synonyms: impossibly

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbIn an intolerable manner; beyond endurance.

Similar
impossibly

More synonyms by meaning

adverbto an unacceptable degree

Similar
unacceptably
Opposite
tolerably
Also see
unacceptablyunsupportably

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Englishintolerable
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. Englishintolerably

From intolerable + -ly.

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Translations

Catalan intolerablement
  • intolerablementin an intolerable manner
Esperanto netolereble
  • netolereblein an intolerable manner
French intolérablement
  • intolérablementin an intolerable manner
Italian intollerabilmente
  • intollerabilmentein an intolerable manner
Portuguese intoleravelmente
  • intoleravelmentein an intolerable manner
Spanish intolerablemente
  • intolerablementein an intolerable manner
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APA

intolerably. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intolerably

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“intolerably.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intolerably. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “intolerably,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intolerably.

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