interminable
Use Interminable in a sentence
mə adjective
1.
incapable of being terminated; unending: an interminable job.
2.
monotonously or annoyingly protracted or continued; unceasing; incessant: I can't stand that interminable clatter.
3.
having no limits: an interminable desert.
Related forms
in·ter·mi·na·ble·ness, in·ter·mi·na·bil·i·ty, noun
in·ter·mi·na·bly, adverb
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interminable (ɪnˈtɜːmɪnəbəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| endless or seemingly endless because of monotony or tiresome length | |
| intermina'bility | |
| —n | |
| in'terminableness | |
| —n | |
| in'terminably | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
interminable
late 14c., from L.L. interminabilis, from in- "not" + terminabilis (see terminal).
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Example sentences
Nearly half were serving time for drug offenses, and drug rehabilitation programs suffer from interminable waiting lists.
In these interminable interstices, audiences in the theater can take a popcorn break or enjoy a snooze.
Perpetual irritation of his mucous membranes by interminable inhalations of cigarette smoke had not yet begun.
Case in point-his website offers his bio in three lengths: short, medium, and interminable.
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