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interminable

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in·ter·mi·na·ble  (n-tûrm-n-bl)
adj.
1. Being or seeming to be without an end; endless. See Synonyms at continual.
2. Tiresomely long; tedious.

in·termi·na·bili·ty n.
in·termi·na·bly adv.

interminable [ɪnˈtɜːmɪnəbəl]
adj
endless or seemingly endless because of monotony or tiresome length
interminability , interminableness n
interminably  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.interminable - tiresomely long; seemingly without end; "endless debates"; "an endless conversation"; "the wait seemed eternal"; "eternal quarreling"; "an interminable sermon"
long - primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified; "a long life"; "a long boring speech"; "a long time"; "a long friendship"; "a long game"; "long ago"; "an hour long"

interminable
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interminable [ɪnˈtɜːmɪnəbl] ADJ [speech, rain, journey etc] → interminable
interminable [ɪnˈtɜːrmɪnəbəl] adjinterminable
The waiting seemed interminable → L'attente semblait interminable.
interminable
adjendlos; after what seemed an interminable journeynach einer Reise, die nicht enden zu wollen schien
interminable [ɪnˈtɜːmɪnəbl] adjinterminabile


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And they may unfold a tale of narrow escape, of steady ill-luck, of high winds and heavy weather, of ice, of interminable calms or endless head-gales; a tale of difficulties overcome, of adversity defied by a small knot of men upon the great loneliness of the sea; a tale of resource, of courage - of helplessness, perhaps.
A study of the interminable biographies of Chinese poets and men of letters would reveal but a few professional poets, men whose lives were wholly devoted to their art; and of these few the T`ang dynasty can claim nearly all.
After a time that seemed interminable, they emerged from the circling wood.
 
 
 
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