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ineluctable

ine·luc·table

UK/ɪn.ɪˈlʌk.tə.bəl/ uncommon

adjective

1.

impossible to avoid or evade:"inescapable conclusion"

  • “an ineluctable destiny”
  • “an unavoidable accident”

Origin

From Middle French inéluctable (whence in- + e- and -able), from Latin inēlūctābilis, from in- + ēlūctor (“struggle out”) + -bilis.

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