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irresistible


ir·re·sist·ible

adj \ˌir-i-ˈzis-tə-bəl\

Definition of IRRESISTIBLE

: impossible to resist <an irresistible attraction>
ir·re·sist·ibil·i·ty also ir·re·sist·abil·i·ty \-ˌzis-tə-ˈbi-lə-tē\ noun
ir·re·sist·ible·ness also ir·re·sist·able·ness \-ˈzis-tə-bəl-nəs\ noun
ir·re·sist·ibly also ir·re·sist·ably \-blē\ adverb

Variants of IRRESISTIBLE

ir·re·sist·ible also ir·re·sist·able \ˌir-i-ˈzis-tə-bəl\

Examples of IRRESISTIBLE

  1. The force of the waves was irresistible.

First Known Use of IRRESISTIBLE

1597

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