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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
Adjective
seemingly endless because boring: an interminable rambling anecdote
interminably adv
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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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Spanish interminable [ɪnˈtəːmɪnəbl] adjinacabable
French interminable [ɪnˈtəːmɪnəbl] adjsans fin, interminable
German interminable [ɪnˈtəːmɪnəbl] adjendlos
Italian interminable [ɪnˈtəːmɪnəbl] 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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