Both Uses of
interminable
in
Bleak House
- On such an afternoon, if ever, the Lord High Chancellor ought to be sitting here—as here he is—with a foggy glory round his head, softly fenced in with crimson cloth and curtains, addressed by a large advocate with great whiskers, a little voice, and an interminable brief, and outwardly directing his contemplation to the lantern in the roof, where he can see nothing but fog.†
Chpt 1-3
- Sir Leicester has no objection to an interminable Chancery suit.†
Chpt 1-3 *
Definition:
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(interminable) seemingly endless; or long and unpleasant (often boring or annoying)