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interminable

endless, interminable

adjective an-ter-mee-NAH-bluh Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Degree

Origin: Latin interminabilis

Usage Note

interminable has the same form for masculine and feminine (no gender change), making it an invariable-gender adjective. It is typically used with a sense of tedium or frustration: une attente interminable ('an endless wait'). The adverb interminablement ('endlessly') is used in literary writing. It is a direct cognate of English 'interminable'.

Examples

"La réunion était vraiment interminable."

Natural Translation

The meeting was truly endless.

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