INTERMINABLE


Meaning of INTERMINABLE in English

/ ɪnˈtɜːmɪnəbl; NAmE -ˈtɜːrm-/ adjective

lasting a very long time and therefore boring or annoying

SYN endless :

an interminable speech / wait / discussion

The drive seemed interminable.

►  in·ter·min·ably / -əbli; NAmE / adverb :

The meeting dragged on interminably.

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English : from Old French , or from late Latin interminabilis , from in- not + terminare (from terminus end, boundary).

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.