in·ter·mi·na·ble

[in-tur-muh-nuh-buhl]
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.

Origin:
1325–75; Middle English < Late Latin interminābilis. See in-3, terminable

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]
 
adj
endless or seemingly endless because of monotony or tiresome length
 
intermina'bility
 
n
 
in'terminableness
 
n
 
in'terminably
 
adv

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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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