unsufferable

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Hell heard th' unsufferable noise, Hell saw Heav'n ruining from Heav'n and would have fled Affrighted; but strict Fate had cast too deep Her dark foundations, and too fast had bound.

From The Poetical Works of John Milton by Milton, John

On the contrary, when those conspired against escape, they become harsher and more unsufferable than before, as, in the examples given, Florence, Athens, and Heraclea had cause to know.

From Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius by Thomson, Ninian Hill

"What an unsufferable bore that man is, and how he did talk!" the Major said.

From The History of Pendennis by Thackeray, William Makepeace

This terrible uncle had become absolutely unsufferable now that his sister was no longer there to calm him down.

From The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard by France, Anatole

There is one imposition of his, I had almost forgot, which I think unsufferable, and will appeal to you or any reasonable person, whether it be so or not.

From The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. - Volume 07 Historical and Political Tracts-Irish by Scott, Temple