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ineluctable

adj
/ɪn.ɪˈlʌk.tə.bəl/UK

Etymology

From Middle French inéluctable, from Latin inēlūctābilis, from in- + ēlūctor (“struggle out”) + -bilis.

  1. derived from inēlūctābilis
  2. borrowed from inéluctable

Definitions

  1. Impossible to avoid or escape

    Impossible to avoid or escape; inescapable, irresistible.

    • God indeed (if it please him) can by his absolute power over his Creature, make him act this thing, or take that thing, by ineluctable Necessity, and whether he will or no.
    • They have come under the yoke of ineluctable slavery.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA