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interminable

in·ter·mi·nable

UK/ɪnˈtɜː(ɹ).mɪn.ə.bəl/ US/ˌɪˈntɜrmʌnʌbʌl/ rare dated

adjective

1.

tiresomely long; seemingly without end

  • “endless debates”
  • “an endless conversation”
  • “the wait seemed eternal”
  • “eternal quarreling”
  • “an interminable sermon”
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Origin

From Middle English interminable, from Middle French interminable and its etymon Late Latin interminābilis. By surface analysis, in- + terminable.

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