Meaning of INEXTRICABLE
| Pronunciation: | | in'ekstrukubul
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| | Definition: | | [adj] not permitting extrication; incapable of being disentangled or untied; "an inextricable knot"; "inextricable unity" |
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| | Synonyms: | | unresolvable |
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| | Antonyms: | | extricable | | |
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| | Definition: | | \In*ex"tri*ca*ble\, a. [L. inextricabilis: cf. F.
inextricable. See {In-} not, and {Extricate}.]
1. Incapable of being extricated, untied, or disentangled;
hopelessly intricate, confused, or obscure; as, an
inextricable knot or difficulty; inextricable confusion.
Lost in the wild, inextricable maze. --Blackmore.
2. Inevitable. [R.] ``Fate inextricable.'' --Milton.
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| | Related Terms: | | aground, anchored, caught, chained, enwrapped in mystery, fast, fastened, fixed, grounded, held, high and dry, impacted, indefinable, inexplicable, insoluble, insolvable, irreducible, jammed, moored, mysterious, mystic, packed, stranded, stuck, stuck fast, tethered, tied, transfixed, unaccountable, undefinable, unexplainable, uninterpretable, unsolvable, wedged |
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