ineluctable

ineluctable
ineluctability, n.ineluctably, adv.
/in'i luk"teuh beuhl/, adj.
incapable of being evaded; inescapable: an ineluctable destiny.
[1615-25; < L ineluctabilis, equiv. to in- IN-3 + elucta(ri) to force a way out or over, surmount (e- E- + luctari to wrestle) + -bilis -BLE]
Syn. inevitable, unavoidable.

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