as in continuous
disapproving
having or seeming to have no end; continuing for a very long time
an interminable war an interminable wait
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After decades of authoritarian rule and seemingly interminable civil war, this group was persuaded to join ISIS because of its promise to deliver security, prosperity, and Islamic justice.
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Mara R. Revkin, Foreign Affairs, 1 May 2016
This interminable mishmash matters only because Snyder is one of the few filmmakers concerned with the moral lessons of mythology.
—Armond White, National Review, 9 Aug. 2024
Policy and the interminable political blatherfest are drowned out by the bio-mythological potency of a stunned and wounded man getting to his feet with blood streaking his face, and roaring.
—Matt Thompson, SPIN, 18 July 2024
Plot convolutions involving a Time Variance Authority (TVA) controlled by evil Mr. Paradox (Matthew Macfadyen) allow for numerous inconsistencies — not paradoxical facts of being and nothingness, just a setup for Deadpool’s interminable, rude, self-reflexive jokes.
—Armond White, National Review, 26 July 2024
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Mara R. Revkin, Foreign Affairs, 1 May 2016
This interminable mishmash matters only because Snyder is one of the few filmmakers concerned with the moral lessons of mythology.
—Armond White, National Review, 9 Aug. 2024
Policy and the interminable political blatherfest are drowned out by the bio-mythological potency of a stunned and wounded man getting to his feet with blood streaking his face, and roaring.
—Matt Thompson, SPIN, 18 July 2024
Plot convolutions involving a Time Variance Authority (TVA) controlled by evil Mr. Paradox (Matthew Macfadyen) allow for numerous inconsistencies — not paradoxical facts of being and nothingness, just a setup for Deadpool’s interminable, rude, self-reflexive jokes.
—Armond White, National Review, 26 July 2024
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