Word of the Day 10.17.9
ineluctable
in·e·luc·ta·ble (
n
-l
k
t
-bl)
adj.
Not to be avoided or escaped; inevitable: “Those war plans rested on a belief in the ineluctable superiority of the offense over the defense” (Jack Beatty).
[Latin in
luct
bilis : in-, not; see in-1 + luctbilis, penetrable (from luctr
, to struggle out of : ex-, ex- + luctr, to struggle).]
ine·lucta·bili·ty n.
ine·lucta·bly adv.
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Adj. |
1. |
ineluctable – impossible to avoid or evade:”inescapable conclusion”; “an ineluctable destiny”; “an unavoidable accident”inevitable – incapable of being avoided or prevented; “the inevitable result” |
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