interminable
[ in-tur-muh-nuh-buhl ]
adjective
incapable of being terminated; unending: an interminable job.
monotonously or annoyingly protracted or continued; unceasing; incessant: I can't stand that interminable clatter.
having no limits: an interminable desert.
Origin of interminable
1First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English word from Late Latin word interminābilis.See in-3, terminable
Other words from interminable
- in·ter·mi·na·ble·ness, in·ter·mi·na·bil·i·ty, noun
- in·ter·mi·na·bly, adverb
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How to use interminable in a sentence
That confrontation had an interminableness that had nothing to do with the actual passage of time.
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British Dictionary definitions for interminable
interminable
/ (ɪnˈtɜːmɪnəbəl) /
adjective
endless or seemingly endless because of monotony or tiresome length
Derived forms of interminable
- interminability or interminableness, noun
- interminably, adverb
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