interminable
Existing or occurring without interruption or endExisting or occurring without interruption or end; ceaseless, unending.
» I listened to the boring lecture for what seemed an interminable fifty minutes.
Я слушал эту скучную лекцию на протяжении пятидесяти минут, которые, казалось, никогда не закончатся. — soweli_Elepanto
aq_aria · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesExisting or occurring without interruption or end; ceaseless, unending.
бесконе́чныйbeskonéčnyj, беспредельныйbespredelʹnyj
нескінченнийneskinčennyj, безмежнийbezmežnyj
tiresomely long; seemingly without end
Examples
5 sentencesI listened to the boring lecture for what seemed an interminable fifty minutes.
ruЯ слушал эту скучную лекцию на протяжении пятидесяти минут, которые, казалось, никогда не закончатся. — soweli_Elepanto
These brainless are interminable.
This issue is interminable, inexhaustible.
This lesson is interminable!
ruЭтот урок нескончаемый! — odexed
The interminable border wars between England and Scotland came to a close.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English interminable, from Middle French interminable and its etymon Late LatiFrom Middle English interminable, from Middle French interminable and its etymon Late Latin interminābilis. By surface analysis, in- + terminable.
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Forms
more interminable, most interminable| Comparative | more interminable Lesson |
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| Superlative | most interminable Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
2 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form