interminable
adjective/ɪnˈtɜrmɪnəbəl/
Frequency rank: #19,009 most common English word
Meaning
Endless or seeming to have no end; tediously long.
Example sentence
The students grew restless during what felt like interminable lectures that never seemed to end.
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