irresistible
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or less commonly irresistable
Definition of irresistible
: impossible to resist
an irresistible attraction
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Other Words from irresistible
irresistibility
or less commonly irresistability \ 藢ir-i-藢zi-st蓹-藞bi-l蓹-t膿
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irresistibleness
or less commonly irresistableness \ 藢ir-i-藞zi-st蓹-b蓹l-n蓹s
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irresistibly
or less commonly irresistably \ 藢ir-i-藞zi-st蓹-bl膿
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Examples of irresistible in a Sentence
The force of the waves was irresistible.
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The book's central conceit鈥攁n island where concepts intermittently disappear from society's collective understanding鈥攈as proved irresistible to American critics, who hail the novel's relevance in a time of pervasive doublespeak and gaslighting. — Wired, "The Memory Police," 20 Aug. 2019 The combination proved irresistible to President Donald Trump. — Anchorage Daily News, "Labor nominee Scalia has long record of opposing regulations," 19 July 2019 But, according to Flageul, the legal options for graffiti artists in New York City have dwindled, and when the hotel鈥檚 representatives promised wall blanche, the opportunity proved irresistible. — Daisy Alioto, The New Republic, "How Graffiti Became Gentrified," 19 June 2019 And Thomas Voigt and Wolfgang Wunderlich鈥檚 hugely enjoyable documentary film, Birgit Nilsson: A League of Her Own, perfectly captures their subject鈥檚 irresistible combination of down-to-earth vitality and artistic sublimity. — Martin Filler, The New York Review of Books, "Wagner鈥檚 Wonder Woman," 8 Sep. 2018 That, of course, is what brought the alt-right movement to Charlottesville in the first place: the irresistible combination of a politically progressive, racially diverse Southern city with a flashpoint Confederate statue standing at its center. — James Loeffler, WSJ, "The Struggle for Charlottesville," 10 Aug. 2018 The drive is an irresistible force of ambition colliding with an immovable conviction of inadequacy. — Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, "Giacometti鈥檚 Skinny Sublimity," 6 June 2018 The desire to execute a recipe is irresistible, but making ice cream takes too long! — Bon App茅tit, "The Only Thing Better Than Ice Cream...," 18 July 2019 The serene, spacious boutique hotel also has a romantic restaurant overlooking a reflective lake where breakfast is as irresistible as degustation dinners of delectables such as confit duck leg and marron. — Kathryn Romeyn, The Hollywood Reporter, "Hollywood's Travel Guide to Western Australia," 16 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'irresistible.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for irresistible
irresistible
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of irresistible
: impossible to resist especially because of strength or attractiveness
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irresistible
adjective
ir路re路sist路ible
| \ 藢ir-i-藞zi-st蓹-b蓹l\
Kids Definition of irresistible
: impossible to resist
an irresistible temptation
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