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Adjective: Sisyphean  ,si-su'fee-un
  1. Both extremely effortful and futile
    "The Sisyphean task of cleaning the beach during a sandstorm"
     
  2. Of or relating to Sisyphus
    "The Sisyphean task of cleaning the beach seemed never-ending"

See also: effortful

Encyclopedia: Sisyphean