Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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ENDLESS, adj. Sc. usage. Of a person: pertinacious, long-winded (Sh., Abd., Ags., m.Lth., wm.Sc., Kcb. 1945).Ayr. 1822 Galt Provost xxvi.:
Never, surely, was such an endless man created.
