- of or like Sisyphus
- endless and toilsome, useless, etc.: a Sisyphean task
Origin of Sisyphean
from Classical Latin Sisypheius from Classical Greek Sisypheios from Sisyphos + -anThe Sisyphean task of doing laundry for a large family is exhausting.
An example of a Sisyphean task is a task that will never be done no matter how long you work at it.
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Origin of Sisyphean
from Classical Latin Sisypheius from Classical Greek Sisypheios from Sisyphos + -an
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Origin of Sisyphean
From Latin Sisyphēius from Greek Sisupheios from Sisuphos Sisyphus
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