adj. 1 a unavoidable; sure to happen. b that is bound to occur or appear. 2 colloq. that is tiresomely familiar. 3 (of character-drawing, the development of a plot, etc.) so true to nature etc. as to preclude alternative treatment or solution; convincing. inevitability n. inevitableness n. inevitably adv.
[ L inevitabilis (as IN-(1), evitare avoid) ]