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intolerable

adjective
 
 
/ɪnˈtɒl.ər.ə.bl̩/ US  /-ˈtɑː.lɚ-/

Definition

C2 too bad or unpleasant to deal with or accept: The situation has become intolerable. The constant fighting made life at home intolerable. Three-quarters of the world's population live in conditions that people in the West would find intolerable.Not good enough intolerably
 
 
/-bli/ adverb
Not good enough
(Definition of intolerable adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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