interminable
[ in-tur-muh-nuh-buh l ]
/ ɪnˈtɜr mə nə bəl /
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
First 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, adverbWords nearby interminable
Example sentences from the Web for interminability
He lay in a semi-torpor, whose most vivid consciousness was that of mental discomfort and the interminability of time.
The Claim Jumpers |Stewart Edward WhiteAnd rueful as the strain was, it helped him assign the pageant a near distance, a middle distance, and then interminability.
The Prince of India, Volume I |Lew. WallaceThe chief characteristic of Broadway is its interminability.
Your United States |Arnold Bennett
British Dictionary definitions for interminability
interminable
/ (ɪnˈtɜːmɪnəbəl) /
adjective
endless or seemingly endless because of monotony or tiresome length