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interminably

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: IH1 N T ER0 M IH0 N AE2 B L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: IH2 N T ER1 M IH0 N AH0 B L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

in an interminable manner; (seemingly) endlessly

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

all the time; seemingly without stopping

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a theological student with whom I argued interminably
  • her nagging went on endlessly

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: endlessly

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English interminable Middle English -ly English -ly English interminably From interminable + -ly.