inextricable
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strɪ 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.
Related forms
in·ex·tri·ca·bil·i·ty, in·ex·tri·ca·ble·ness, noun
in·ex·tri·ca·bly, adverb
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| —adj | |
| 1. | not able to be escaped from: an inextricable dilemma |
| 2. | not able to be disentangled, etc: an inextricable knot |
| 3. | extremely involved or intricate |
| inextrica'bility | |
| —n | |
| inex'tricableness | |
| —n | |
| inex'tricably | |
| —adv | |
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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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Example sentences
Choices are inextricable from the milieu in which they are made.
The challenge for advertisers is to make sure that their advertising messages are inextricable from the content.
He was and always will be an inextricable part of those he touched.
But his life story is inextricable from that disability.
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