Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

intolerably

/ˌɪntˈɑlɚəbli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.92 in modern English

Syllables
in-tol-er-a-bly
IPA
/ˌɪntˈɑlɚəbli/
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

Etymology tree English intolerable Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English intolerably From intolerable + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more intolerably (comparative) most intolerably (superlative)

Synonyms

Questions

How do you pronounce intolerably?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɪntˈɑlɚəbli/.
What does intolerably mean?
In an intolerable manner; beyond endurance.
Where does intolerably come from?
Etymology tree English intolerable Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English intolerably From intolerable + -ly.

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