INEXTRICABLE


Meaning of INEXTRICABLE in English

adj.

Pronunciation: ˌ i-nik- ' stri-k ə -b ə l, ( ˌ )i- ' nek-( ˌ )stri-

Function: adjective

Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin inextricabilis, from in- + extricabilis extricable

Date: 15th century

1 : forming a maze or tangle from which it is impossible to get free

2 a : incapable of being disentangled or untied <an inextricable knot> b : not capable of being solved

– in · ex · tri · ca · bil · i · ty \ ˌ i-nik- ˌ stri-k ə - ' bi-l ə -t ē , ( ˌ )i- ˌ nek-( ˌ )stri- \ noun

– in · ex · tri · ca · bly \ ˌ i-nik- ' stri-k ə -bl ē , ( ˌ )i- ' nek-( ˌ )stri- \ adverb

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