a. [ F. intolérable, L. intolerabilis. See In- not, and Tolerable. ] [ 1913 Webster ] 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. [ 1913 Webster ] His insolence is more intolerable Than all the princes in the land beside. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] 4. Enormous. [ 1913 Webster ] This intolerable deal of sack. Shak. -- In*tol"er*a*ble*ness, n. -- In*tol"er*a*bly, adv. [ 1913 Webster ] |