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indefatigable

adj
/ˌɪn.dɪˈfæt.ɪ.ɡə.bəl/UK/ˌɪn.dəˈfæt.ɪ.ɡə.bəl/US/ˌɪn.dɪ.fəˈti.ɡə.bəl/

Etymology

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

  1. derived from indēfatīgābilis — “untiring”

Definitions

  1. 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.

  2. Synonym of Santa Cruz, an island of Galapagos, Ecuador.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for indefatigable. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA