INELUCTABLE


Meaning of INELUCTABLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌi-ni-ˈlək-tə-bəl ]

adjective

Etymology: Latin ineluctabilis, from in- + eluctari to struggle clear of, from ex- + luctari to struggle, wrestle; akin to Latin luxus dislocated — more at lock

Date: circa 1623

: not to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable

an ineluctable fate

• in·eluc·ta·bil·i·ty -ˌlək-tə-ˈbi-lə-tē noun

• in·eluc·ta·bly -ˈlək-tə-blē adverb

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