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inexhaustible [ in-ig-zaws -tuh -buh l ] SHOW IPA
/ ˌɪn ɪgˈzɔs tə bəl / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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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, noun in·ex·haust·i·bly, adverb
Words nearby inexhaustible inexactitude ,
in excess of ,
in exchange ,
inexcusable ,
inexertion ,
inexhaustible ,
inexistent ,
inexorable ,
inexorably ,
inexpedient ,
inexpensive
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Words related to inexhaustible bountiful ,
endless ,
infinite ,
limitless ,
never-ending ,
indefatigable ,
unflagging ,
numberless ,
enduring ,
untiring ,
unwearying ,
vigorous
How to use inexhaustible in a sentence Exuberant and inexhaustible , he finds time to take in some pleasures of the city.
As with Nabokov’s language, there is enormous pleasure to be had in the physical stuff of the work, its almost inexhaustible beauty.
The seemingly inexhaustible resource of time had finally run out.
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.
I was, in fact, one of the lucky recipients of the inexhaustible generosity documented in the film.
There is not an inexhaustible supply of experienced pilots to operate these fleets.
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Her brashness, inventiveness, and inexhaustible energy carried her the rest of the way.
What figurations, what formulas, could describe the inexhaustible kinesis of those years?
One day, when Aristide was discoursing on the inexhaustible subject of woman, I pulled him up.
His expletives were varied, vivid and inexhaustible , and the turbid stream was easily set flowing.
Bobby was unfurling some sort of a folded 185 paper which she had drawn from that inexhaustible pocket of hers.
Every time I pass through a grove in Brazil, I see new flowers and plants, and a richness of vegetation that seems inexhaustible .
The land is ours—there it lies with inexhaustible resources; let us go and possess it.
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British Dictionary definitions for inexhaustible
adjective
incapable of being used up; endless inexhaustible patience
incapable or apparently incapable of becoming tired; tireless
Derived forms of inexhaustible inexhaustibility or inexhaustibleness , noun inexhaustibly , adverb Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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