interminable

  • 21interminable — in•ter•mi•na•ble [[t]ɪnˈtɜr mə nə bəl[/t]] adj. 1) having no apparent limit or end; unending: an interminable job[/ex] 2) monotonously or annoyingly protracted or continued; incessant: interminable talk[/ex] • Etymology: 1325–75; ME < LL… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 22interminable — /ɪnˈtɜmənəbəl / (say in termuhnuhbuhl) adjective 1. that cannot be terminated; unending: interminable talk. 2. endless; having no limits: interminable sufferings. {Middle English, from Late Latin interminābilis} –interminably, adverb …

  • 23interminable — a, interminable, o adj. interminable. voir termina …

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  • 24interminable — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin interminabilis, from Latin in + terminare to terminate Date: 15th century having or seeming to have no end; especially wearisomely protracted < an interminable sermon > • interminableness noun&#8230; …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 25interminable — in|ter|mi|na|ble [ınˈtə:mınəbəl US ə:r ] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : Late Latin; Origin: interminabilis, from Latin terminare; TERMINATE] very long and boring = ↑endless ▪ interminable delays &GT;interminably adv ▪ an interminably long speech …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 26interminable — in|ter|mi|na|ble [ ın tɜrmınəbl ] adjective continuing for a long time in a boring or annoying way: an interminable speech/wait/meeting ╾ in|ter|mi|na|bly adverb …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 27interminable — adjective endless or apparently endless: interminable discussions. Derivatives interminableness noun interminably adverb Origin ME: from OFr., or from late L. interminabilis, from in not + terminare (see terminate) …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 28interminable — adjective very long and boring: interminable delays interminably adverb: an interminably long speech …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 29interminable — adjective the interminable silence was finally broken by the plaints of her crying infant Syn: (seemingly) endless, never ending, unending, nonstop, everlasting, ceaseless, unceasing, incessant, constant, continual, uninterrupted, sustained;&#8230; …

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  • 30interminable — UK [ɪnˈtɜː(r)mɪnəb(ə)l] / US [ɪnˈtɜrmɪnəb(ə)l] adjective continuing for a long time in a boring or annoying way an interminable journey/speech/meeting Derived word: interminably adverb …

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