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ineluctable

[ in-i-luhk-tuh-buhl ]

adjective

  1. incapable of being evaded; inescapable:

    an ineluctable destiny.

    Synonyms: , , , , , , , ,



ineluctable

/ ˌɪɪˈʌəə /

adjective

  1. (esp of fate) incapable of being avoided; inescapable
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Derived Forms

  • ˌԱˌܳٲˈٲ, noun
  • ˌԱˈܳٲ, adverb
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ··ܳ·ٲ···ٲ noun
  • ··ܳ·ٲ· adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of ineluctable1

First recorded in 1615–25; from Latin ŧܳ, equivalent to in- negative and privative prefix + ŧܳ(ī) “to force a way out or over, surmount” (from ŧ- verbal prefix + ܳī “to wrestle”) + -bilis adjective suffix; e- 1, in- 3, -ble
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of ineluctable1

C17: from Latin ŧܳ, from in- 1+ ēܳī to escape, from ܳī to struggle
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I, too, am drawn by this ineluctable desire to become sentimental about John and Paul.

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But our relationship took on an ineluctable momentum, and by October, I was pregnant.

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It’s meant to provide an ineluctable link between the modern event and the ancient Greek original on which it was initially modelled.

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Associated economic theories about the ineluctable rise of worldwide free market capitalism took on a similar sheen of invincibility and inevitability.

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She drains the terrible scene of histrionics and elevates it into something concerning but calm, quiet, almost ineluctable.

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