interminable

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The distance seemed interminable, and several times he was on the point of giving up the struggle in despair.

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  1. adjective Being or seeming to be without an end; endless. See Synonyms at continual.
  2. adjective Tiresomely long; tedious.

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  • The pause seemed interminable, and then at last there were footsteps again in the hall, receding now, ceasing and going on again. —  The Tiger In The Smoke - Allingham, Margery - Albert Campion 15
  • The night seemed interminable, and they could only pray that the daylight might bring them assistance. —  The Three Commanders
  • Now, I am not going to waste your time by talking about the old, well-worn, interminable, and unprofitable controversy as to God's part and man's in this awaking, but I do wish to insist upon this plain fact, that the command here presupposes upon our parts, whether we be Christian people or not, the ability to obey. —  Expositions of Holy Scripture Ephesians; Epistles of St. Peter and St. John
  • The stories we told were, as Sir Walter has said, interminable--for we were unwilling to have any of our favorite knights killed. —  Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume I (of 10)
  • This was interminable, and not five minutes in the day passed without the door-bell being rung. —  Olla Podrida
 

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endless ·  unending ·  dreary ·  tedious ·  lengthy ·  fruitless ·  dismal ·  uninterrupted ·  monotonous ·  perilous ·  long ·  ceaseless
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  1. = French interminable = Spanish interminable = Portuguese interminavel = Italian interminabile, from Late Latin interminabilis, endless, from in- privative + terminabilis, terminable: see terminable.
 

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/ɪnˈtərmɪnəbl/
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