All 5 Uses of
interminable
in
Of Human Bondage
- The anthem was interminable, and you had to stand drearily while it was being sung; you could not hear the droning sermon, and your body twitched because you had to sit still when you wanted to move about.†
Chpt 19-20 *
- It seemed that it was an interminable process to get the poor body safely hidden away under ground: papers had to be obtained in one place and signed in another; officials had to be seen.†
Chpt 49-50
- He dreaded the interminable night.†
Chpt 99-100
- It seemed to him that he waited an interminable time, and he was on the point of going away, thinking his surmise had been mistaken, when the door of No.†
Chpt 109-110
- The minutes were interminable.†
Chpt 113-114
Definition:
seemingly endless; or long and unpleasant (often boring or annoying)