Word of the Day: interminable

interminable \ ɪnˈtʌrmənəbəl \ adjective

: tiresomely long; seemingly without end

The word interminable has appeared in 41 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year, including on Nov. 8 in “Striking Actors and Hollywood Studios Agree to a Deal” by Brooks Barnes, John Koblin and Nicole Sperling:

At 118 days, it was the longest movie and television strike in the union’s 90-year history. SAG-AFTRA said in a terse statement that its negotiating committee had voted unanimously to approve the tentative deal, which will proceed to the union’s national board on Friday for “review and consideration.”

… Ms. Drescher called the agreement “historic” in a post on Instagram. “We did it!!!!” she wrote. She and other SAG-AFTRA officials had come under severe pressure from agents, crew member unions and even some of her own members, including George Clooney and Ben Affleck, to wrap up what had started to feel like an interminable negotiation.

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