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ineluctable

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in·e·luc·ta·ble  (n-lkt-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 inluctbilis : 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.
ineluctable [ˌɪnɪˈlʌktəbəl]
adj
(esp of fate) incapable of being avoided; inescapable
[from Latin inēluctābilis, from in-1 + ēluctārī to escape, from luctārī to struggle]
ineluctability  n
ineluctably  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.ineluctableineluctable - impossible to avoid or evade:"inescapable conclusion"; "an ineluctable destiny"; "an unavoidable accident"
inescapable, unavoidable
inevitable - incapable of being avoided or prevented; "the inevitable result"
Translations
ineluctable [ˌɪnɪˈlʌktəbl] ADJ (frm) → ineluctable, ineludible
ineluctable [ˌɪnɪˈlʌktəbəl] adj (= inescapable) → inéluctable
ineluctable
adj (liter) → unausweichlich, unabwendbar (liter)
ineluctable [ˌɪnɪˈlʌktəbl] adj (frm) → ineluttabile
ineluctable [ˌɪnɪˈlʌktəbl] adj (frm) → ineluttabile


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