INEXTRICABLE


Meaning of INEXTRICABLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌi-nik-ˈstri-kə-bəl, (ˌ)i-ˈnek-(ˌ)stri- ]

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 ˌi-nik-ˌstri-kə-ˈbi-lə-tē, (ˌ)i-ˌnek-(ˌ)stri- noun

• in·ex·tri·ca·bly ˌi-nik-ˈstri-kə-blē, (ˌ)i-ˈnek-(ˌ)stri- adverb

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