— tolerantly , adv.
/tol"euhr euhnt/ , adj.
1. inclined or disposed to tolerate; showing tolerance; forbearing: tolerant of errors.
2. favoring toleration: a tolerant church.
3. Med. , Immunol.
a. able to endure or resist the action of a drug, poison, etc.
b. lacking or exhibiting low levels of immune response to a normally immunogenic substance.
[ 1770-80; tolerant- (s. of tolerans ), prp. of tolerare to bear. See TOLERATE, -ANT ]