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irresistible

[ ir-i-zis-tuh-buhl ]

adjective

  1. not resistible; incapable of being resisted or withstood:

    an irresistible impulse.

  2. lovable, especially calling forth feelings of protective love:

    an irresistible puppy.

  3. enticing; tempting to possess:

    an irresistible necklace.



noun

  1. an irresistible person or thing.

irresistible

/ ˌɪrɪˈzɪstəbəl /

adjective

  1. not able to be resisted or refused; overpowering

    an irresistible impulse

  2. very fascinating or alluring

    an irresistible woman



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Derived Forms

  • ˌirreˈsistibly, adverb
  • ˌirreˌsistiˈbility, noun

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Other Words From

  • irre·sisti·bili·ty irre·sisti·ble·ness noun
  • irre·sisti·bly adverb

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Word History and Origins

Origin of irresistible1

From the Medieval Latin word irresistibilis, dating back to 1590–1600. See ir- 2, resistible

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Example Sentences

The job of the artist is to make the revolution irresistible.

“I will fight anybody…”Given my likes-to-fight bona fides and a book I’d recently written on the very subject, an intermediary passed along the challenge, and the challenge was irresistible.

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A common example is a banner promoting an industry report with an irresistible CTA on a blog.

Set an end date for your promo, and make sure the added value consumers get is irresistible in their eyes.

Doing so, Amazon encourages users to purchase items they didn’t even think about, but that was made irresistible by a clever combination of search history and flash discounts.

His explanation only diminishes the irresistible excitement we feel while watching Tony Perkins peer at Janet Leigh in her shower.

Her microhistories weave compelling lives into larger stories, and William Moulton Marston is irresistible.

The early word is that Taking New York may be just as irresistible as Made in Chelsea.

During the mid-to-late 1980s, he went on an absolute tear, helming a plethora of irresistible entertainments.

The around-the-corner Emporium Pies supplies a variety of irresistible desserts.

The attack was commenced by the allies under Blucher upon the French centre, with a fury irresistible.

He rose upon it, it was under him, he felt its lift and irresistible momentum; almost it bore him up the steps.

Zoological gardens and “wild beast shows” had for him attractions which were quite irresistible.

Thereafter he ran away from school twice, having been seized with a romantic and irresistible desire to see and shoot a lion!

And is it possible that the Doa can be obdurate to such irresistible attractions?

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