irresistible
See also: irrésistible
English edit
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from Medieval Latin irresistibilis.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
irresistible (comparative more irresistible, superlative most irresistible)
- Impossible to resist.
- 2013 September 14, Jane Shilling, “The Golden Thread: the Story of Writing, by Ewan Clayton, review [print edition: Illuminating language]”, in The Daily Telegraph (Review)[1], page R29:
- Though his account of written communication over the past 5,000 years necessarily has a powerful forward momentum, his diversions down the fascinating byways of the subject are irresistible ...
- Compellingly attractive.
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Translations edit
not able to be resisted
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Asturian edit
Adjective edit
irresistible (epicene, plural irresistibles)
Antonyms edit
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
From ir- + resistible.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
irresistible m or f (masculine and feminine plural irresistibles)
- irresistible
- Antonym: resistible
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Galician edit
Alternative forms edit
Adjective edit
irresistible m or f (plural irresistibles)
- irresistible
- Antonyms: resistible, resistíbel
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Spanish edit
Etymology edit
From ir- + resistible.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
irresistible m or f (masculine and feminine plural irresistibles)
- irresistible
- Antonym: resistible
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “irresistible”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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