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adj
Incessant or incessantly recurring, but futile.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Synonyms: herd cats, like painting the Forth Bridge
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Relating to Sisyphus.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Greek, not-comparable
Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
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adj
Alternative form of Sisyphean.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
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adjective
of or relating to Sisyphus
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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adjective satellite
both extremely effortful and futile
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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History
From Sisyphus + -ean, from Ancient Greek Σίσυφος (Sísuphos). Sisyphus was a Greek mythical figure who was doomed to endlessly roll a boulder up a hill in Tartarus, only to have it roll back down again.
Across languages
21 source translations are retained for this English entry.
