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   Ir·re·sist·i·ble

   /ˌi(r)rəˈzistəb(ə)l/

   

   adjective

   • 1. too attractive and tempting to be resisted: "he found the delicious-looking cakes irresistible" Similar temptingenticingalluringinvitingseductiveattractivedesirablefetchingglamorousappealingcaptivatingravishingbeguilingenchantingfascinatingtantalizinginformal, dated:come-hither
   • ▪ too powerful or convincing to be resisted: "she felt an irresistible urge to object" Similar uncontrollableoverwhelmingoverpoweringcompellingcompulsivebesettingirrepressibleungovernableunavoidableinescapableunpreventableinexorabledrivingforcefulpotentoppressiveimperativeurgentobsessive

   Word Origin late 16th century: from medieval Latin irresistibilis, from in- ‘not’ + resistibilis (from resistere ‘resist’).

   Derivatives

   • 1. irresistibility noun
   • 2. irresistibleness noun

   Scrabble Points: 14

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