‖ ad infinitum, advb. phr.
(ˌæd ɪnfɪˈnaɪtəm)
[L. ad to, infīnītum infinity, prop. neut. of adj. infīnītus endless.]
Without limit, endlessly, for ever.
| 1678 Bunyan Pilgr. Apol. 17 I'll put you by your selves, lest you at last Should prove ad infinitum. 1733 Swift On Poetry Wks. 1755 IV. i. 194 A flea Hath smaller fleas that on him prey, And these have smaller still to bite 'em, And so proceed ad infinitum. 1860 Adler Provenc. Poet. iii. 48 The character of their execution varied ad infinitum. |