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