inexhaustible

[ in-ig-zaws-tuh-buhl ]

/ ˌɪn ɪgˈzɔs tə bəl /

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adjective

not exhaustible; incapable of being depleted: an inexhaustible supply.

untiring; tireless: an inexhaustible runner.

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Origin of inexhaustible

1595–1605; <Latin inexhaust(us) not exhausted (see in-³, exhaust) + -ible

OTHER WORDS FROM inexhaustible

in·ex·haust·i·bil·i·ty, in·ex·haust·i·ble·ness, nounin·ex·haust·i·bly, adverb

Words nearby inexhaustible

inexactitude, in excess of, in exchange, inexcusable, inexertion, inexhaustible, inexistent, inexorable, inexorably, inexpedient, inexpensive

How to use inexhaustible in a sentence

As with Nabokov’s language, there is enormous pleasure to be had in the physical stuff of the work, its almost inexhaustible beauty.
Seeing Jasper Johns: A seminal artist’s career is celebrated and illuminated in two cities|Sebastian Smee|September 29, 2021|Washington Post
The seemingly inexhaustible resource of time had finally run out.
America's Time in Afghanistan Is Up. What We Owe to Their People Has No Expiration Date|Brian Castner|September 9, 2021|Time
The huge amount of money washing around in the trade is a corrupting force that attracts a seemingly inexhaustible stream of players, no matter how many people police lock up.
The elite Baltimore cops who became criminals|Michael Fletcher|March 26, 2021|Washington Post
I was, in fact, one of the lucky recipients of the inexhaustible generosity documented in the film.
My Friend, Roger Ebert: Pulitzer Prize Winner Tom Shales on the Moving Documentary ‘Life Itself’|Tom Shales|July 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST

There is not an inexhaustible supply of experienced pilots to operate these fleets.
Flight 370 Is Just the Start: Why Asia Isn't Getting Air Safety Right|Clive Irving|March 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Complete Works By Michel de Montaigne This is the one inexhaustible book anyone interested in the form must have.
Phillip Lopate’s Book Bag: The Essay Tradition|Phillip Lopate|February 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Her brashness, inventiveness, and inexhaustible energy carried her the rest of the way.
Elsa Maxwell, the Kingmaker|Mark Braude|November 1, 2012|DAILY BEAST
What figurations, what formulas, could describe the inexhaustible kinesis of those years?
The Svengali of Pop Art|Annie Cohen-Solal|May 13, 2010|DAILY BEAST
One day, when Aristide was discoursing on the inexhaustible subject of woman, I pulled him up.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke
His expletives were varied, vivid and inexhaustible, and the turbid stream was easily set flowing.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland|Joseph Tatlow
Bobby was unfurling some sort of a folded 185 paper which she had drawn from that inexhaustible pocket of hers.
The Girls of Central High on the Stage|Gertrude W. Morrison
Every time I pass through a grove in Brazil, I see new flowers and plants, and a richness of vegetation that seems inexhaustible.
Journal of a Voyage to Brazil|Maria Graham
The land is ours—there it lies with inexhaustible resources; let us go and possess it.
The Condition, Elevation, Emigration, and Destiny of the Colored People of the United States|Martin R. Delany

British Dictionary definitions for inexhaustible

inexhaustible

/ (ˌɪnɪɡˈzɔːstəbəl) /

adjective

incapable of being used up; endlessinexhaustible patience

incapable or apparently incapable of becoming tired; tireless

Derived forms of inexhaustible

inexhaustibility or inexhaustibleness, nouninexhaustibly, adverb

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