in·e·luc·ta·ble ( n![]() -l k t -b l)
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 in
luct bilis : in-, not; see in-1 + luct bilis, penetrable (from luct r , to struggle out of : ex-, ex- + luct r , to struggle).]
in
e·luc ta·bil i·ty n.
in
e·luc ta·bly adv. |
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n
k
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luct
bilis : in-, not; see in-1 +
, to struggle out of : ex-, ex- + luct
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