INEXTRICABLE


Meaning of INEXTRICABLE in English

“+ adjective

Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin inextricabilis, from in- in- (I) + extricabilis extricable — more at extricable

1. : not permitting extrication : forming a maze or tangle from which it is impossible to get free

2.

a. : incapable of being disentangled or untied

inextricable knot

inextricable unity

b. : unsolvable

inextricable confusion

3. : intricate , involved : highly elaborated

inextricable design

• in·ex·trica·ble·ness -nə̇s noun -es

• in·ex·trica·bly -blē, -bli adverb

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