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intolerant

/ɪnˈtɑləɹənt/ adjective B2
  1. Unable or indisposed to tolerate, endure or bear.
  2. Unable to digest food or be given substances of a certain composition without adverse effects. · Near-synonym: allergic· I am intolerant of lactose, so I can't drink milk
  3. Not tolerant; close-minded about new or different ideas; indisposed to tolerate contrary opinions or beliefs; impatient of dissent or opposition; denying or refusing the right of private opinion or choice in others; inclined to persecute or suppress dissent.
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It was not a brutal countenance, but it was prim, hard, and stern, with a firm-set, thin-lipped mouth, and a coldly intolerant eye.
The Hound of the Baskervilles, p. 178 · C1

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