inexhaustible

[ in-ig-zaws-tuh-buhl ]

adjective
  1. not exhaustible; incapable of being depleted: an inexhaustible supply.

  2. untiring; tireless: an inexhaustible runner.

Origin of inexhaustible

1
1595–1605; <Latin inexhaust(us) not exhausted (see in-3, exhaust) + -ible

Other words from inexhaustible

  • in·ex·haust·i·bil·i·ty, in·ex·haust·i·ble·ness, noun
  • in·ex·haust·i·bly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for inexhaustible

inexhaustible

/ (ˌɪnɪɡˈzɔːstəbəl) /


adjective
  1. incapable of being used up; endless: inexhaustible patience

  2. incapable or apparently incapable of becoming tired; tireless

Derived forms of inexhaustible

  • inexhaustibility or inexhaustibleness, noun
  • inexhaustibly, adverb

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