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inextricable
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in·ex·tri·ca·ble  (n-kstr-k-bl, nk-strk-bl)
adj.
1.
a. So intricate or entangled as to make escape impossible: an inextricable maze; an inextricable web of deceit.
b. Difficult or impossible to disentangle or untie: an inextricable tangle of threads.
c. Too involved or complicated to solve: an inextricable problem.
2. Unavoidable; inescapable: bound together by an inextricable fate.
in·extri·ca·bili·ty, in·extri·ca·ble·ness n.
in·extri·ca·bly adv.
inextricable [ˌɪnɛksˈtrɪkəbəl]
adj
1. not able to be escaped from an inextricable dilemma
2. not able to be disentangled, etc. an inextricable knot
3. extremely involved or intricate
inextricability , inextricableness n
inextricably  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.inextricable - not permitting extrication; incapable of being disentangled or untied; "an inextricable knot"; "inextricable unity"
extricable - capable of being extricated
Translations
inextricable [ˌɪnɪksˈtrɪkəbl] ADJ → inextricable, inseparable
inextricable [ˌɪnɪkˈstrɪkəbəl] adj [link] → inextricable
inextricable
adj tangle → unentwirrbar; confusion → unüberschaubar; link, relationship → untrennbar
inextricable [ˌɪnɪksˈtrɪkəbl] adj → inestricabile
inextricable [ˌɪnɪksˈtrɪkəbl] adj → inestricabile


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