ineluctable
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adjective \ˌi-ni-ˈlək-tə-bəl\Definition of INELUCTABLE
: not to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable <an ineluctable fate>
— in·eluc·ta·bil·i·ty \-ˌlək-tə-ˈbi-lə-tē\ noun
— in·eluc·ta·bly \-ˈlək-tə-blē\ adverb
See Examples of INELUCTABLE
- <the ineluctable approach of winter had many worried about the cost of heating their homes>
Origin of INELUCTABLE
Latin ineluctabilis, from in- + eluctari to struggle clear of, from ex- + luctari to struggle, wrestle; akin to Latin luxus dislocated — more at lock
First Known Use: circa 1623
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- Synonyms
- certain, inevitable, ineludible, inescapable, necessary, sure, unavoidable, unescapable
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