ad infinitum

[ ad in-fuh-nahy-tuhm, adin- ]

adverb

1. to infinity; endlessly; without limit. : ad inf., ad infin

ad infinitum

/ æd ˌɪnfɪˈnaɪtəm /

adverb

1. without end; endlessly; to infinity ad inf

Word History and Origins

Origin of ad infinitum¹

From Latin

Word History and Origins

Origin of ad infinitum¹

Latin

Example Sentences

That is, something beneficial is not beneficial ad infinitum.

From The Daily Beast

Good versus evil, light versus dark, a snake eats its own tail, ad infinitum.

From The Daily Beast

Nick and I knew many of the same people and had many of the same obsessions, which we discussed ad infinitum.

From The Daily Beast

So the frontier dispute dragged on ad infinitum till the British Consul left it to settle itself, and went back to Tabriz.

From Project Gutenberg

Then you'll postpone the gravel-pit performance ad infinitum?

From Project Gutenberg

He could indeed go on writing pernicious articles about the Prime Minister ad infinitum,—from year's end to year's end.

From Project Gutenberg

He must have had another will to create this will, and a third will to create the second, and so on ad infinitum, which is absurd.

From Project Gutenberg

As we cannot proceed ad infinitum, there must be a first which is the cause of the existence of everything else.

From Project Gutenberg