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Indefatigable Pronunciation
Indefatigable is pronounced in-di-FA-ti-guh-buhl, IPA /ˌɪndɪˈfætɪgəbəl/.
in-di-FA-ti-guh-buhl
US /ˌɪndɪˈfætɪgəbəl/ · UK /ˌɪndɪˈfætɪgəbəl/
Syllables: in · di · FA · ti · guh · buhl (6 syllables, stress on syllable 3)
adjective: Never tiring, however long the work goes on.
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Indefatigable in a Sentence
- She was indefatigable in her search for the records.
- An indefatigable campaigner, he wrote daily for forty years.
- The crew proved indefatigable through the whole storm.
Common Mispronunciations of Indefatigable
Not in-de-fuh-TY-guh-buhl
The force lands on FA, the third of six beats, with a flat a rather than an eye sound.
Not in-di-fuh-TEEG-uh-buhl
The word is built on fatigue but drops its long ee, so the middle is FA-ti and not FEEG.
Tip: Fatigue keeps its long ee, but indefatigable shortens it to the a of fat.
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