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Webster 1913 Edition


Ineluctable

Inˊe-luc′ta-ble

,
Adj.
[L.
ineluctabilis
; pref.
in-
not +
eluctabilis
to be surmounted, fr.
eluctari
to struggle out of, to surmount: cf. F.
inéluctable
. See
Eluctate
.]
Not to be overcome by struggling; irresistible; inescapable; inevitable.
Bp. Pearson.
The
ineluctable
conditions of matter.
Hamerton.

Webster 1828 Edition


Ineluctable

INELUCT'ABLE

,
Adj.
[L. ineluctabilis.] Not to be resisted by struggling; not to be overcome. [Not used.]

Definition 2024


inéluctable

inéluctable

See also: ineluctable

French

Adjective

inéluctable m, f (plural inéluctables)

  1. ineluctable; inevitable