interminable

American  

[in-tur-muh-nuh-buhl] / ɪnˈtɜr mə nə bəl /

adjective

1. incapable of being terminated; unending.

   an interminable job.

2. monotonously or annoyingly protracted or continued; unceasing; incessant.

   I can't stand that interminable clatter.

3. having no limits.

   an interminable desert.

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interminable British  

/ ɪnˈtɜːmɪnəbəl /

adjective

1. endless or seemingly endless because of monotony or tiresome length

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Other Word Forms

• interminability noun
• interminableness noun
• interminably adverb

Etymology

Origin of interminable

First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English word from Late Latin word interminābilis. See in- ³, terminable

Example Sentences

The process can be uncomfortable and interminable—but also lucrative.

From The Wall Street Journal

Some sections were gone altogether, and there were interminable, long detours and many changes of train.

From Literature

He criticized the wars of his predecessors not because they were interminable but because they were unprofitable.

From The Wall Street Journal

“We all had to wait. It was interminable. The war was over but still we had to ration everything. The opera didn’t return for an entire season!”

From Literature

I had to stop and convince myself I was still in the same world, that this moment really was part of the same interminable day, now finally at an end.

From Literature

Related Words

• boundless
• continuous
• endless
• eternal
• incessant
• limitless
• long-winded
• never-ending
• perpetual
• protracted