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Webster 1913 Edition
Indefatigable
Inˊde-fat′i-ga-ble
(ĭnˊdē̍-făt′ĭ-gȧ-b’l)
, Adj.
Incapable of being fatigued; not readily exhausted; unremitting in labor or effort; untiring; unwearying; not yielding to fatigue;
“A constant, indefatigable attendance.” as,
. indefatigable
exertions, perseverance, applicationSouth.
Syn. – Unwearied; untiring; persevering; persistent.
Webster 1828 Edition
Indefatigable
INDEFAT'IGABLE
,Adj.
Upborne with indefatigable wings.
Definition 2024
indefatigable
indefatigable
English
Adjective
indefatigable (comparative more indefatigable, superlative most indefatigable)
- Extremely persistent and untiring.
- 1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, Book XVIII, chapter 4
- […] but he was at the same time an excellent scholar, and most indefatigable in teaching the two lads.
- 1898, H. G. Wells, The War of the Worlds, Book 1, ch. 8:
- 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.
- 1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, Book XVIII, chapter 4
Synonyms
Antonyms
- defatigable (much less common)
Derived terms
Translations
extremely persistent and untiring
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