irresistible

adjective

ir·​re·​sist·​ible ˌir-i-ˈzi-stə-bəl 

variants or less commonly irresistable

: impossible to resist

an irresistible attraction

irresistibility noun

or less commonly irresistability

ˌir-i-ˌzi-stə-ˈbi-lə-tē 

irresistibleness noun

or less commonly irresistableness

ˌir-i-ˈzi-stə-bəl-nəs 

irresistibly adverb

or less commonly irresistably

ˌir-i-ˈzi-stə-blē 

Examples of irresistible in a Sentence

The force of the waves was irresistible.

Recent Examples on the Web

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Word History

First Known Use

1597, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for irresistible

• bistable

Kids Definition

irresistible

adjective

ir·​re·​sist·​ible ˌir-i-ˈzis-tə-bəl 

: impossible to resist

an irresistible attraction

irresistibility

-ˌzis-tə-ˈbil-ət-ē 

adjective

irresistibly

-ˈzis-tə-blē 

adverb