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inextricable
What does inextricable mean?
inextricable (adjective): not permitting extrication; incapable of being disentangled or untied.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use inextricable in a sentence?
- An inextricable knot. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
- Inextricable unity. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
Where does inextricable come from?
From Middle French inextricable, from Latin inextrīcābilis.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “inextricable” mean?
not permitting extrication; incapable of being disentangled or untied
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allowing little light to pass through, not translucent or transparent
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of a disease or trait: passed from a parent to offspring in the genes
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curved or bowed outward like the outside of a bowl, circle, or sphere
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