interminable

[US]/ɪnˈtɜːmɪnəbl/
[UK]/ɪnˈtɜːrmɪnəbl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. endless; n. something without an end; adv. endlessly

Example Sentences

an interminable argument.

went haywire over the interminable delays.

For several seemingly interminable seconds no one spoke.

we got bogged down in interminable discussions.

I was glad of company for the last,long hours of this interminable flight.

he would run those interminable messages after school to the pub or the bookie.

What do you think, brahmin, such being the case, is the situation terminable or interminable?

I had interminable problems with my last computer; it never worked well.

The bus stopped and started, picked people up, let them down, and pursued its interminable course again unhurriedly.

Real-world Examples

All through the interminable day at school she was bored stiff.

Source: Sophie's World (Original Version)

The last few weeks of British politics have been both divisive and interminable.

Source: CNN 10 Student English December 2018 Collection

A natural reaction after that interminable night of fighting for our lives.

Source: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Original Version)

The arc of the moral universe ran through the humanisation of interminable conflict.

Source: The Guardian (Article Version)

By 1916 most of the world's great powers were locked together in seemingly interminable combat.

Source: Biography of Famous Historical Figures

She thought of the long walk back to the house and it seemed interminable.

Source: Gone with the Wind

Alter an interminable period, the door cracked open and Melly's face white and strained, appeared.

Source: Gone with the Wind

The comedy of interminable haggling is compounded by the farce of each leader twisting the numbers to claim victory.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Too often, the history of Europe is described as a series of interminable wars and quarrels.

Source: Conservative speeches

The play dragged on, and seemed interminable.

Source: The Picture of Dorian Gray

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