Meanings
adverbunbearably (comparative more unbearably, superlative most unbearably)
comparative more unbearably · superlative most unbearably
- In an unbearable manner, not bearably, in a way unable to be borne.
Her book includes an incisive discussion of misogyny on the New Right. [Laura K.] Field notes how “gynocracy” and “the longhouse” have become overwrought MAGA epithets for an unbearably feminized and pluralist society.
2025 December 17, Jennifer Szalai, “The Intellectuals Fueling the MAGA Movement”, in The New York Times Book Review, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 17 Dec 2025
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
From unbearable + -ly or un- + bearably.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic بِشَكْلٍ لَا يُطَاقُ
- بِشَكْلٍ لَا يُطَاقُ (bišaklin lā yuṭāqu)in an unbearable manner
Catalan insuportablement
- insuportablementin an unbearable manner
Czech nesnesitelně, neúnosně
- nesnesitelněin an unbearable manner
- neúnosněin an unbearable manner
Finnish sietämättömästi
- sietämättömästiin an unbearable manner
French insupportablement, insoutenablement
- insupportablementin an unbearable manner
- insoutenablementin an unbearable manner
German unerträglich, unleidlich
- unerträglichin an unbearable manner
- unleidlichin an unbearable manner
Greek αφόρητα
- αφόρητα (afórita)in an unbearable manner
Hungarian elviselhetetlenül, kibírhatatlanul
- elviselhetetlenülin an unbearable manner
- kibírhatatlanulin an unbearable manner
Italian insostenibilmente, insopportabilmente
- insostenibilmentein an unbearable manner
- insopportabilmentein an unbearable manner
Polish nieznośnie
- nieznośniein an unbearable manner
Portuguese insuportavelmente
- insuportavelmentein an unbearable manner
Russian нестерпи́мо, невыноси́мо
- нестерпи́мо (nesterpímo)in an unbearable manner
- невыноси́мо (nevynosímo)in an unbearable manner
Spanish insufriblemente, insoportablemente
- insufriblementein an unbearable manner
- insoportablementein an unbearable manner
Swedish olidligt
- olidligtin an unbearable manner
Cite this entry
APA
unbearably. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unbearably
MLA
“unbearably.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unbearably. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unbearably,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unbearably.
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