indefatigable

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/ˌɪn.dɪˈfæt.ɪ.ɡə.bəl/

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/ˌɪn.dɪˈfæt.ɪ.ɡə.bəl/ · /ˌɪn.dəˈfæt.ɪ.ɡə.bəl/ · [ˌɪn.dəˈfæɾ.ɪ.ɡə.bəl] · /ˌɪn.dɪ.fəˈti.ɡə.bəl/ · /ˌɪn.də-/

Definition of indefatigable

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

Extremely persistent and untiring.

“[...] But he was at the ſame Time an excellent Scholar, and moſt indefatigable in teaching the two Lads.”
“He was respected by all who knew him for his integrity and indefatigable attention to public business.”
“All night long the Martians were hammering and stirring, sleepless, indefatigable, at work upon the machines they were making ready, and ever and again a puff of greenish-white smoke whirled up to the starlit sky.”

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adj

Extremely persistent and untiring.

“[...] But he was at the ſame Time an excellent Scholar, and moſt indefatigable in teaching the two Lads.”
“He was respected by all who knew him for his integrity and indefatigable attention to public business.”
“All night long the Martians were hammering and stirring, sleepless, indefatigable, at work upon the machines they were making ready, and ever and again a puff of greenish-white smoke whirled up to the starlit sky.”

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From Middle French, from Latin indēfatīgābilis (“untiring”), from in- (“not”) + dēfatīgō (“to tire out”).

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