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in·ter·mi·na·ble /ɪnˈtɜːmənəbəl $ -ɜːr-/ adjective BORINGvery long and boring 冗长乏味的,没完没了的 SYN endless interminable delays 无休止的拖延► see thesaurus at long —interminably adverb an interminably long speech 冗长沉闷的讲话Examples from the Corpusinterminable• The ride back to the city seemed interminable.• What's the reason for all these interminable delays?• We watched an interminable documentary on rice production.• He launched into an interminable monologue about his last therapy session.• She wasn't looking forward to the interminable winter nights, alone in the cabin.Origin interminable (1300-1400) Late Latin interminabilis, from Latin terminare; → TERMINATEin·ter·mi·na·ble adjectiveChineseSyllable boring very Corpus and long |