ineluctable

not to be avoided or overcome; inescapable

Not to be confused with:

unelectable – not capable of, or having a reasonable chance of getting elected, as to public office

in·e·luc·ta·ble

(ĭn′ĭ-lŭk′tə-bəl)

adj.

Not to be avoided or escaped; inevitable: "Those war plans rested on a belief in the ineluctable superiority of the offense over the defense" (Jack Beatty).

[Latin inēluctābilis : in-, not; see in-¹ + ēluctābilis, penetrable (from ēluctārī, to struggle out of : ex-, ex- + luctārī, to struggle).]

in′e·luc′ta·bil′i·ty n.

in′e·luc′ta·bly adv.

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ineluctable

(ˌɪnɪˈlʌktəbəl)

adj

(esp of fate) incapable of being avoided; inescapable

[C17: from Latin inēluctābilis, from in-¹ + ēluctārī to escape, from luctārī to struggle]

ˌineˌluctaˈbility n

ˌineˈluctably adv

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in•e•luc•ta•ble

(ˌɪn ɪˈlʌk tə bəl)

adj.

incapable of being evaded; inescapable.

[1615–25; < Latin inēluctābilis=in- in-³ + ēluctā(rī) surmount]

in`e•luc`ta•bil′i•ty, n.

in`e•luc′ta•bly, adv.

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Adj.

ineluctable - impossible to avoid or evade:"inescapable conclusion"; "an ineluctable destiny"; "an unavoidable accident"

inescapable, unavoidable

inevitable - incapable of being avoided or prevented; "the inevitable result"

Translations

nevyhnutelný

inéluctable

ineluttabile

ineluctable

[ˌɪnɪˈlʌktəbl] ADJ (frm) → ineluctable, ineludible

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ineluctable

[ˌɪnɪˈlʌktəb^əl] adj (= inescapable) → inéluctable

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ineluctable

adj (liter) → unausweichlich, unabwendbar (liter)

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ineluctable

[ˌɪnɪˈlʌktəbl] adj (frm) → ineluttabile

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