ineluctable

[ in-i-luhk-tuh-buh l ]
/ ˌɪn ɪˈlʌk tə bəl /
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adjective

incapable of being evaded; inescapable: an ineluctable destiny.

Origin of ineluctable

1615–25; < Latin inēluctābilis, equivalent to in- in-3 + ēluctā(rī) to force a way out or over, surmount ( ē- e-1 + luctārī to wrestle) + -bilis -ble

OTHER WORDS FROM ineluctable

in·e·luc·ta·bil·i·ty, noun in·e·luc·ta·bly, adverb

Words nearby ineluctable

inelegance, inelegancy, inelegant, ineligible, ineloquent, ineluctable, ineludible, inenarrable, inept, ineptitude, inequable

Words related to ineluctably

naturally, unquestionably, undoubtedly, automatically, accordingly, consequently, fundamentally, indubitably, perforce, positively, willy-nilly, axiomatically, cardinally, compulsorily, incontrovertibly, inescapably, inexorably, irresistibly, significantly, vitally

Example sentences from the Web for ineluctably

  • And the Ukrainian army, slowly, uncertainly, but ineluctably, is closing in on this besieged ghost-town of a city.

    Shakeup In the Ukraine Rebel High Command |Jamie Dettmer |August 15, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

  • The grim thought came to her that she had ineluctably become a valuable operative in the interests of the Vose-Mern agency.

    Joan of Arc of the North Woods |Holman Day

  • Self which it itself was ineluctably preconditioned to become.

    Ulysses |James Joyce

British Dictionary definitions for ineluctably

ineluctable
/ (ˌɪnɪˈlʌktəbəl) /

adjective

(esp of fate) incapable of being avoided; inescapable

Derived forms of ineluctable

ineluctability, noun ineluctably, adverb

Word Origin for ineluctable

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