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/sis'euh fee"euhn/, adj.1. of or pertaining to Sisyphus.2. endless and unavailing, as labor or a task.[1625-35; < Gk Sisýphe(ios) (Sísyph(os) SISYPHUS + -eios adj. suffix) + -AN]
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Sisyphean — Sis y*phe an, a. Relating to Sisyphus; incessantly recurring; as, Sisyphean labors. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sisyphean — [sis΄ə fē′ən] adj. [< L Sisypheius < Gr Sisypheios < Sisyphos + AN] 1. of or like Sisyphus 2. endless and toilsome, useless, etc. [a Sisyphean task] … English World dictionary
Sisyphean — index operose Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
sisyphean — resembling the labors of Sisyphus, 1630s, from SISYPHUS (Cf. Sisyphus) + AN (Cf. an) … Etymology dictionary
Sisyphean — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ (of a task) unending. ORIGIN from Sisyphus in Greek mythology who was condemned to the eternal task of rolling a large stone to the top of a hill, from which it always rolled down again … English terms dictionary
Sisyphean — also Sisyphian adjective Date: 1635 of, relating to, or suggestive of the labors of Sisyphus < a Sisyphean task > … New Collegiate Dictionary
Sisyphean — adjective /ˌsɪsəˈfiːən/ a) Incessant or incessantly recurring, but futile. Sisyphean labors b) Relating to Sisyphus. Syn: like herding cats … Wiktionary
Sisyphean — Sis•y•phe•an [[t]ˌsɪs əˈfi ən[/t]] adj. cvb suggesting or resembling the punishment of Sisyphus in futility or hopelessness: a Sisyphean task[/ex] … From formal English to slang
Sisyphean — Sis·y·phe·an || ‚sɪsɪ fiËÉ™n adj. pertaining to Sisyphus (Greek Mythology); requiring endless hard labor … English contemporary dictionary
Sisyphean — [ˌsɪsɪ fi:ən] adjective denoting a task that can never be completed. Origin C16: from Sisyphus in Greek mythology, who was condemned to the eternal task of rolling a large stone to the top of a hill, from which it always rolled down again … English new terms dictionary
