Sisyphean definition
Of or relating to Sisyphus.
adjective
Of or like Sisyphus.
adjective
Endlessly laborious or futile.
adjective
Endless and toilsome, useless, etc.
A Sisyphean task.
adjective
The definition of sisyphean is a task that is endless and cannot ever be completed.
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 Latin Sisyphēius from Greek Sisupheios from Sisuphos Sisyphus
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition