Interminable
Interminable adjective - Tiresomely long; seemingly without end.
Usage example: an interminable sermon
Long is a synonym for interminable in endless topic. In some cases you can use "Long" instead an adjective "Interminable", when it comes to topics like infinite.
Nearby Word: interminably
Long
Long adjective - Lasting for a considerable time.
Usage example: if it's boring, even a movie with a running time of 90 minutes can seem long
Interminable is a synonym for long in prolonged topic. You can use "Interminable" instead an adjective "Long".
Nearby Word: longed
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As described by Alistair Maclean in HMS Ullysses "His short vowels were long, the long vowels interminable, in short: the very worst product of the english public school system."
Source: Useful Notes / British Accents - This is actually more of a generational thing: many movies of the 1930s were less than 90 minutes long (some weren't even 80 minutes long), so Kane seemed interminable by comparison.
Source: Briefer Than They Think -
It shows the pay off: a brief life of dark instability where wonderful moments can still happen, terminated quickly by damage, psychosis and death; or a world of straight living where nothing changes and routine just whiles away the interminable time of your long life.
Source: Literature / A Scanner Darkly
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