† unˈtolerable, a. Obs.
(un-1 7 b and 5 b.)
| 1382 Wyclif Judith xiv. 17 Vntolerable drede and trembling fel vp on hem. 1422 Yonge tr. Secreta Secret. 182 He was..a crowel Tyraunt ontollerabill. c 1440 Alph. Tales 147 The bitter payn of hell..is vntollerable vnto me. 1535 Coverdale Bible Ded., The vntollerable iniuries..done vnto God. 1597 Morley Introd. Mus. 154 Which is a thing vntolerable except [etc.]. 1612 T. Taylor Comm. Titus iii. 1 Those in authority, who may..returne our frowardnes with vntolerable displeasure. |