inextricable
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in·ex·tri·ca·ble
(ĭn-ĕk′strĭ-kə-bəl, ĭn′ĭk-strĭk′ə-bəl)adj.
1.
a. So intricate or entangled as to make escape impossible: an inextricable maze; an inextricable web of deceit.
b. Difficult or impossible to disentangle or untie: an inextricable tangle of threads.
c. Too involved or complicated to solve: an inextricable problem.
2. Unavoidable; inescapable: bound together by an inextricable fate.
in·ex′tri·ca·bil′i·ty, in·ex′tri·ca·ble·ness n.
in·ex′tri·ca·bly adv.
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inextricable
(ˌɪnɛksˈtrɪkəbəl)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
ˌinextricaˈbility, ˌinexˈtricableness n
ˌinexˈtricably adv
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in•ex•tri•ca•ble
(ɪnˈɛk strɪ kə bəl, ˌɪn ɪkˈstrɪk ə-)adj.
1. from which one cannot extricate oneself: an inextricable maze.
2. incapable of being disentangled, undone, or loosed: an inextricable knot.
3. hopelessly intricate, involved: an inextricable plot.
[1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin]
in•ex`tri•ca•bil′i•ty, n.
in•ex′tri•ca•bly, adv.
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Adj. | 1. | inextricable - not permitting extrication; incapable of being disentangled or untied; "an inextricable knot"; "inextricable unity" extricable - capable of being extricated |
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