pseudotolerant

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

pseudo- +‎ tolerant

Adjective[edit]

pseudotolerant (comparative more pseudotolerant, superlative most pseudotolerant)

  1. Apparently but not actually tolerant; faking a tolerant attitude.
  2. (pharmacology) Requiring an increased dose of a drug for reasons other than one's body having come to tolerate the existing dose.