Sisyphean

The definition of sisyphean is a task that is endless and cannot ever be completed.

(adjective)

An example of a Sisyphean task is a task that will never be done no matter how long you work at it.

See Sisyphean in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

Origin: < L Sisypheius < Gr Sisypheios < Sisyphos + -an

See Sisyphean in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Greek Mythology Of or relating to Sisyphus.
Endlessly laborious or futile: “Their patients' lack of education and the high cost of medicine make health care a Sisyphean task” (Frank Gibney, Jr.)

Origin:

Origin: From Latin Sisyphēius

Origin: , from Greek Sisupheios

Origin: , from Sisuphos, Sisyphus

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