interminable

American  

[in-tur-muh-nuh-buhl] / ɪnˈtɜr mə nə bəl /

adjective

1. incapable of being terminated; unending.

   an interminable job.

2. monotonously or annoyingly protracted or continued; unceasing; incessant.

   I can't stand that interminable clatter.

3. having no limits.

   an interminable desert.

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interminable British  

/ ɪnˈtɜːmɪnəbəl /

adjective

1. endless or seemingly endless because of monotony or tiresome length

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Other Word Forms

• interminability noun
• interminableness noun
• interminably adverb

Etymology

Origin of interminable

First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English word from Late Latin word interminābilis. See in- ³, terminable

Example Sentences

Some matches drag on in interminable tedium, others are over in the blink of an eye.

From BBC

So maybe it’s perversely apt that the Broadway revival of the musical “Chess” should feel eye-glazingly interminable, despite a cast of thrillingly good singers in top form.

From The Wall Street Journal

What followed was an interminable undertaking to create maps of individual countries, to be mailed to subscribers and later bound together as an atlas.

From The Wall Street Journal

Judge Parnell said the social worker's view was that the litigation was putting the children under "interminable pressure" and should end.

From BBC

After eight interminable days, it struck me: My husband was suffering just as deeply as I was.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• boundless
• continuous
• endless
• eternal
• incessant
• limitless
• long-winded
• never-ending
• perpetual
• protracted