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inexhaustible - 3 dictionary results

in⋅ex⋅haust⋅i⋅ble

  [in-ig-zaws-tuh-buhl]
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–adjective
1. not exhaustible; incapable of being depleted: an inexhaustible supply.
2. untiring; tireless: an inexhaustible runner.
Origin:
1595–1605; < L inexhaust(us) not exhausted (see in- 3 , exhaust ) + -ible

Related forms:
in⋅ex⋅haust⋅i⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, in⋅ex⋅haust⋅i⋅ble⋅ness, noun
in⋅ex⋅haust⋅i⋅bly, adverb
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in·ex·haust·i·ble   (ĭn'ĭg-zô'stə-bəl)   
adj.  
  1. That cannot be entirely consumed or used up: an inexhaustible supply of coal.
  2. Never wearying; tireless: an inexhaustible campaigner.
in'ex·haust'i·bil'i·ty, in'ex·haust'i·ble·ness n., in'ex·haust'i·bly adv.
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Inexhaustible

In`ex*haust"i*ble\, a. Incapable of being exhausted, emptied, or used up; unfailing; not to be wasted or spent; as, inexhaustible stores of provisions; an inexhaustible stock of elegant words. --Dryden.

An inexhaustible store of anecdotes. --Macaulay. -- In`ex*haust"i*ble*ness, n. -- In`ex*haust"i*bly, adv.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : inexhaustible
Spanish: inagotable,
German: unerschöpflich,
Japanese: 無尽蔵の
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