indefatigable

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  1. adjective Incapable or seemingly incapable of being fatigued; tireless. See Synonyms at tireless.

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  • Thus I passed a portion of the night; my professor was indefatigable, and, for my part, I was not weary of listening. —  Memoirs of Robert-Houdin
  • In his studies he has been indefatigable, and the result of those studies is a perfect knowledge of the philosophy of his art. —  Letters and Journals 01
  • His application was indefatigable, and his natural spirits capable of carrying him through any difficulty. —  The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland
  • He is indefatigable, and I might say inexhaustible [sic], in his search for ear-splitting discords, forced transitions, harsh modulations, ugly distortions of melody and rhythm. —  Frederic Chopin as a Man and Musician
  • Joan of Arc was indefatigable, and with her keen eye sought out the likeliest place where an assault might be successfully carried; but she lacked troops for storming such strong outworks as Paris then had. —  Joan of Arc
 

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  1. Obsolete French indéfatigable, from Latin indēfatīgābilis : in-, not; see in-1 + dēfatīgāre, to tire out (dē-, intensive pref.; see de- + fatīgāre, to weary).

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  1. = Old French indefatigable, from Latin indefatigabilis, that cannot be tired out, from in- privative + defatigabilis, that can be tired out: see defatigable.
 

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