irresistible

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective impossible to resist; overpowering
  2. adjective overpoweringly attractive

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin irresistibilis, equivalent to ir- + resistible.

In classic literature

Synonyms

resistless

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