ineluctable
adjective
Unable to be resisted or avoided; inescapable. Describes fate or consequences that cannot be evaded regardless of effort.
Etymology
From Latin "ineluctabilis," from "in" (not) + "eluctari" (to struggle out of), from "ex" (out) + "luctari" (to struggle). Suggests wrestling against fate and losing.
Examples in Use
- 1.
"Death remains the ineluctable conclusion of every life."
- 2.
"The ineluctable logic of her argument left no room for rebuttal."
- 3.
"Climate change seems to present ineluctable challenges for coastal cities."
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Fun Fact
James Joyce used "ineluctable" in the opening of Ulysses: "Ineluctable modality of the visible." This phrase, pondering how we cannot escape perceiving reality visually, became one of literature's most analyzed sentences.
Word Game Tips
Letters: 11 letters (I, N, E, L, U, C, T, A, B, L, E)
Scrabble Value: 15 points
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