INTOLERABLY

unacceptably, intolerably

(adverb) to an unacceptable degree; “The percentage of lead in our drinking water is unacceptably high”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

intolerably (comparative more intolerably, superlative most intolerably)

In an intolerable manner; beyond endurance.

Source: Wiktionary


INTOLERABLE

In*tol"er*a*ble, a. Etym: [F. intolérable, 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.

His insolence is more intolerable Than all the princes in the land beside. Shak.

4. Enormous. This intolerable deal of sack. Shak.

– In*tol"er*a*ble*ness, n.

– In*tol"er*a*bly, adv.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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(adjective) pertaining to giving directives or rules; “prescriptive grammar is concerned with norms of or rules for correct usage”


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