irresistible

adjectiveattested in dialogue

//ˌɪɹ.ɪˈzɪs.tə.bəl//

Impossible to resist.

adjective

1
Impossible to resist.
Where the breakdown of traditional authority set the poor of the earth on the march, where they left the obscurity of their misfortunes and streamed upon the market-place, their furor seemed as irresistible as the motion of the stars, a torrent rushing forward with elemental force and engulfing a whole world.
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: at what point did handwriting begin to express individual personality?
2
Compellingly attractive.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in- Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *stísteh₂ti Proto-Italic *sistō Latin sistō Latin resisto Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlomder. Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin irresistibilislbor. English irresistible Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin irresistibilis, equivalent to ir- + resistible.

Forms

comparative: more irresistible
superlative: most irresistible

irrational · Not rational; unfounded, nonsensical or wrong-headed.irregular · Nonstandard; not conforming to rules or expectations.irrelevant · Not relevant, as

irresistible · Impossible to resist.

irresponsible · Lacking a sense of responsibility; performed or acting as…irritate · To provoke impatience, anger, or displeasure in.irritated · Experiencing a feeling of irritation.

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