interminable

[ in-tur-muh-nuh-buh l ]

/ ɪnˈtɜr mə nə bəl /

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

in·ter·mi·na·ble·ness, in·ter·mi·na·bil·i·ty, noun in·ter·mi·na·bly, adverb

They feed the mind, to be sure, but also help him get through the interminable hours he spends on planes.

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Under Sepp Blatter, its interminable head, the body has been opaque and corrupt.

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She wore her wounds with pride, addicted to looking as sick as she felt—a warrior in an interminable battle against herself.

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Appealing the order could have ensnared the company in an interminable appeals process, keeping its buses off the road for years.

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The stakes seemed higher then, as the interminable wait for war against somebody began.

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The interminable roll-calls of the first session show that Marshall failed to vote only six times.

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He longed for the open air and open country; the interminable walls of the city oppressed him.

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How much is contained in this little book which teaches more in a few lines than interminable works do in many volumes!

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After an interminable climb he saw the purplish Martian sky through the glass doors of an airlock.

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I am very cordially welcomed by the whole house, and you may imagine what interminable discussions the doctor and I carry on.

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interminable

/ (ɪnˈtɜːmɪnəbəl) /

endless or seemingly endless because of monotony or tiresome length

interminability or interminableness, noun interminably, adverb