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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
Adjective
1. impossible to escape from: an inextricable dilemma
2. impossible to disentangle or separate: an inextricable mass twisted metal
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 [ɪnɪksˈtrɪkəbl] adj → inseparable
inextricable [ɪnɪkˈstrɪkəbl] adj → inextricable
inextricable [ɪnɪkˈstrɪkəbl] adj → unentwirrbar;
(dilemma) → unlösbar
inextricable [ɪnɪkˈstrɪkəbl] adj → inestricabile


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Gringoire had become involved, in his pursuit of the gypsy, in that inextricable labyrinth of alleys, squares, and closed courts which surround the ancient sepulchre of the Saints-Innocents, and which resembles a ball of thread tangled by a cat.
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