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   interminable

   /ɪnˈtəːmɪnəbl/

   adjective

   • 1. endless or apparently endless (often used hyperbolically): "we got bogged down in interminable discussions" Similar seemingly endlessendlessnever-endingunendingwithout endnon-stopeverlastingceaselessunceasingincessantconstantcontinualuninterruptedunbrokensustainedmonotonoustediouswearisomeboringlong-windedlong-drawn-outoverlongramblingmeanderinglaboriousponderouscountlessnumerousmanyuntoldmanifoldmultitudinousmultifariousinnumerablenumberlessunmeasuredunnumberedincalculableindeterminableliterary:myriadlegionrare:innumerousunnumberable

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French, or from late Latin interminabilis, from in- ‘not’ + terminare (see terminate).

   Derivatives

   • 1. interminableness noun
   • 2. interminably adverb
   • 3. interminability noun

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   Interminable means having or seeming to have no end, especially something wearisomely protracted. Learn the word history, synonyms, examples, and usage of interminable from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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   INTERMINABLE definition: 1. continuing for too long and therefore boring or annoying: 2. continuing for too long and…. Learn more.

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   Interminable means continuing for too long and therefore boring or annoying. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts, see synonyms and related words, and hear the pronunciation.

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   Interminable means endless or seemingly endless because of monotony or tiresome length. Learn how to use this adjective in sentences, see synonyms and related words, and explore its origin and pronunciation.

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   Something that is interminable is often boring, annoying, or hard to bear, such as an interminable noise. A near synonym is incessant, which also refers to something unpleasant that continues without stopping.

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   Interminable definition: incapable of being terminated; unending. See examples of INTERMINABLE used in a sentence.

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   Interminable means lasting a very long time and therefore boring or annoying. See how to use this adjective in sentences, synonyms, pronunciation and word origin.