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adjective
1.
from which one cannot extricate oneself: an inextricable maze.
2.
incapable of being disentangled, undone, loosed, or solved: an inextricable knot.
3.
hopelessly intricate, involved, or perplexing: inextricable confusion.
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in·ex·tri·ca·bil·i·ty, in·ex·tri·ca·ble·ness, noun
in·ex·tri·ca·bly, adverb
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Inextricable
has a plethora of syllables.
So is sesquipedalianism. Does it mean:
| given to using long words. |
| a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S. |
Example Sentences
- Places, for novelists, are inextricable from stories.
- Agricultural cycles were mapped by the calendar and had inextricable ties to religion.
- The movie's weaknesses are inextricable from its form.
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Word Origin & History
inextricable
1555, from L. inextricabilis "that cannot be disentangled," from in- "not" + extricare (see extricate).
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