Webster's 1828 Dictionary

INELUCTABLE

a.[L. ineluctabilis.] Not to be resisted by struggling; not to be overcome. [Not used. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

INELUCTABLE

In `e *luc "ta *ble, a. Etym: [L. ineluctabilis; pref. in- not +eluctabilis to be surmounted, fr. eluctari to struggle out of, to surmount: cf. F. inéluctable. See Eluctate. ]

 

Defn: Not to be overcome by struggling; irresistible; inevitable. Bp. Pearson. The ineluctable conditions of matter. Hamerton.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

ineluctable

in e luc ta ble |ˌiniˈləktəbəl ˈˌɪnəˈˌləktəbəl | ▶adjective unable to be resisted or avoided; inescapable: the ineluctable facts of history. DERIVATIVES in e luc ta bil i ty |-ˌləktəˈbilitē |noun, in e luc ta bly |-blē |adverb ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from Latin ineluctabilis, from in- ‘not ’ + eluctari ‘struggle out. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

ineluctable

ineluctable |ˌɪnɪˈlʌktəb (ə )l | ▶adjective unable to be resisted or avoided; inescapable: the ineluctable facts of history. DERIVATIVES ineluctability |-ˈbɪlɪti |noun, ineluctably adverb ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from Latin ineluctabilis, from in- ‘not ’ + eluctari ‘struggle out ’.

 

French Dictionary

inéluctable

inéluctable adj. adjectif Inévitable. : Le raz-de-marée est inéluctable. SYNONYME fatal .

 

inéluctablement

inéluctablement adv. adverbe De façon inéluctable. SYNONYME fatalement ; inévitablement .

 

Spanish Dictionary

ineluctable

ineluctable adjetivo formal Ineludible .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

ineluctable

in e luc ta ble /ɪ̀nɪlʌ́ktəb (ə )l /形容詞 ｟かたい書 ｠免れられない, 避けられない .ì n e l ú c ta bly 副詞