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Sisyphean

si·syp·hean

UK/ˌsɪsəˈfiːən/ uncommon

adjective

1.

of or relating to Sisyphus

2.

Origin

From Sisyphus + -ean, from Ancient Greek Σίσυφος (Sísuphos). Sisyphus was a Greek mythical figure who was doomed to endlessly roll a boulder up a hill in Tartarus, only to have it roll back down again.

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