ad infinitum
to infinity; endlessly; without limit. Abbreviations: ad inf., ad infin
Origin of ad infinitum
1Words Nearby ad infinitum
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How to use ad infinitum in a sentence
That is, something beneficial is not beneficial ad infinitum.
Malcolm Gladwell In Five Minutes: What to Know to Pretend You’ve Read the New Book | Thomas Flynn | October 5, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTGood versus evil, light versus dark, a snake eats its own tail, ad infinitum.
‘Hemlock Grove’: Netflix’s Latest Original Show Is Scary Bad | Jace Lacob | April 19, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTNick and I knew many of the same people and had many of the same obsessions, which we discussed ad infinitum.
So the frontier dispute dragged on ad infinitum till the British Consul left it to settle itself, and went back to Tabriz.
The Cradle of Mankind | W.A. WigramThen you'll postpone the gravel-pit performance ad infinitum?
Frank Fairlegh | Frank E. Smedley
He could indeed go on writing pernicious articles about the Prime Minister ad infinitum,—from year's end to year's end.
The Prime Minister | Anthony TrollopeHe 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.
A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy | Isaac HusikAs we cannot proceed ad infinitum, there must be a first which is the cause of the existence of everything else.
A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy | Isaac Husik
British Dictionary definitions for ad infinitum
/ (æd ˌɪnfɪˈnaɪtəm) /
without end; endlessly; to infinity: Abbreviation: ad inf
Origin of ad infinitum
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