inexhaustible
Americanadjective
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not exhaustible; incapable of being depleted.
an inexhaustible supply.
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untiring; tireless.
an inexhaustible runner.
adjective
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incapable of being used up; endless
inexhaustible patience
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incapable or apparently incapable of becoming tired; tireless
Other Word Forms
- inexhaustibility noun
- inexhaustibleness noun
- inexhaustibly adverb
Etymology
Origin of inexhaustible
1595–1605; < Latin inexhaust ( us ) not exhausted ( in- 3, exhaust ) + -ible
Example Sentences
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She, however, accrued an inexhaustible supply of IOUs.
From Barron's • Dec. 31, 2025
But again, these are not inexhaustible pots of money.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025
It will find new cures for deadly diseases, solve climate change and invent an inexhaustible supply of clean energy, they argue.
From BBC • Oct. 9, 2025
The Ogallala Aquifer, which rests beneath the Great Plains and was once thought inexhaustible, now drops several feet per year in some areas, turning what was once America’s breadbasket into tomorrow’s dust bowl.
From Salon • Jul. 12, 2025
Bronwyn, seemingly inexhaustible, rowed one of the boats all by herself.
From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs
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