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Intolerableness

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.

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.

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intolerableness

n. The state of being intolerable or insufferable.

Usage examples of "intolerableness".

Such is the endlessness, yea, the intolerableness of all earthly effort.

But then it was surprising how much intolerableness a man could tolerate.