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Webster 1913 Edition


Inextricable

In-ex′tri-ca-ble

,
Adj.
[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.

Webster 1828 Edition


Inextricable

INEX'TRICABLE

,
Adj.
[L. inextricabilis. See Extricate.]
1.
Not to be disentangled; not to be freed from intricacy or perplexity; as an inextricable maze or difficulty.
2.
Not to be untied; as an inextricable knot.

Definition 2024


inextricable

inextricable

English

Adjective

inextricable

  1. (of a knot etc) impossible to untie or disentangle
  2. (of a problem) impossible to solve
  3. (of a maze etc) impossible to escape from

Translations


French

Adjective

inextricable m, f (plural inextricables)

  1. inextricable

Spanish

Adjective

inextricable m, f (plural inextricables)

  1. inextricable