Irresistible Meaning
/ˌɪɹ.ɪˈzɪs.tə.bəl/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjImpossible to resist.
adjCompellingly attractive.
Sentence Examples
The Dodgers went on winning with irresistible force.
The urge to brag on his recent successes was irresistible.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The smell of fresh bread from the bakery was ____, making everyone stop and buy a loaf.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The smell of fresh bread was ____, forcing her to stop and buy a warm loaf from the local bakery.
Word Origin & History
Borrowed from Medieval Latin irresistibilis, equivalent to ir- + resistible.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Where the breakdown of traditional authority set the poor of the earth on the march, where they left the obscurity of their misfortunes and streamed upon the market-place, their furor seemed as irresistible as the motion of the stars, a torrent rushing forward with elemental force and engulfing a whole world."
— 1963, Hannah Arendt, On Revolution, page 103:
"Though his account of written communication over the past 5,000 years necessarily has a powerful forward momentum, his diversions down the fascinating byways of the subject are irresistible: at what point did handwriting begin to express individual personality?"
— 2013 September 14, Jane Shilling, “The Golden Thread: the Story of Writing, by Ewan Clayton, review [print edition: Illuminating language]”, in The Daily Telegraph (Review), archived from the original on 23 Nov 2013, page R29:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The smell of fresh bread from the bakery was ____, making everyone stop and buy a loaf.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The smell of fresh bread was ____, forcing her to stop and buy a warm loaf from the local bakery.