inextricable
[ in-ik-strik-uh-buhl, in-ek-stri-kuh‐ ]
adjective
from which one cannot extricate oneself: an inextricable maze.
incapable of being disentangled, undone, loosed, or solved: an inextricable knot.
hopelessly intricate, involved, or perplexing: inextricable confusion.
Origin of inextricable
1First recorded in 1375–1425; a late Middle English word, from the Latin word inextrīcābilis; see in-3, extricable
Other words from inextricable
- in·ex·tri·ca·bil·i·ty [in-ik-strik-uh-bil-i-tee], /ɪn ɪkˌstrɪk əˈbɪl ɪ ti/, in·ex·tri·ca·ble·ness, noun
- in·ex·tri·ca·bly, adverb
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British Dictionary definitions for inextricable
inextricable
/ (ˌɪnɛksˈtrɪkəbəl) /
adjective
not able to be escaped from: an inextricable dilemma
not able to be disentangled, etc: an inextricable knot
extremely involved or intricate
Derived forms of inextricable
- inextricability or inextricableness, noun
- inextricably, adverb
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