in|e|luc|ta|ble

in|e|luc|ta|ble
in|e|luc|ta|ble «IHN ih LUHK tuh buhl», adjective.
that cannot be escaped or avoided; inevitable: »

the ineluctable grip of Time. All this is deeply imbedded in the ineluctable logic of scientific progress (Bulletin of Atomic Scientists).

[< Latin inēluctābilis < in- not + ēluctābilis escapable < ēluctārī to escape < ex- out + luctārī to struggle, wrestle]

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