interminable
Adjective 1. Seemingly endless; tiresomely long: Describes something that continues for a very long time in a way that is boring, tedious, or frustrating, making it feel as if it will never stop or conclude.
The adjective "interminable" is used to describe an event, process, or period of time that feels excessively and wearisomely long. It carries a negative connotation of boredom, impatience, or exhaustion. It is typically used before a noun or after a linking verb like "seemed" or "felt."
- The interminable meeting lasted for over six hours.
- We drove down an interminable straight road through the desert.
- His explanation was so interminable that I stopped listening.
- The wait at the doctor's office seemed interminable.
- "An interminable wait/delay": A very long and frustrating period of waiting.
- Passengers faced an interminable delay due to the technical fault.
- "To drag on interminably": (Adverb form) To continue for a tediously long time.
- The legal proceedings dragged on interminably for years.
- Interminably (adverb): In a seemingly endless, tiresomely long manner.
- He spoke interminably about his collection of stamps.
- Endless: Having or seeming to have no end.
- Eternal: Lasting or existing forever; without end (often used hyperbolically for something very long).
- Never-ending: Seeming to have no end.
- Prolonged: Continuing for a long time or longer than usual.
- Brief: Of short duration.
- Fleeting: Lasting for a very short time.
- Short-lived: Lasting only for a short time.
While "interminable" literally means "incapable of being terminated," in common usage, it is a hyperbolic term. It describes things that are perceived as being endless due to their tedious length, not things that are literally infinite. For example, a three-hour lecture can feel "interminable" to a bored student.
- tiresomely long; seemingly without end
- endless debates
- an endless conversation
- the wait seemed eternal
- eternal quarreling
- an interminable sermon