evitable
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of evitable
From the Latin word ēvītābilis, dating back to 1495–1505. See evite, -able
Example Sentences
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There was the evitable post-tournament press conference and Angelo, who had come so far to take the title of America's Worst Avid Golfer, was asked what he was going to do next.
From Golf Digest • Apr. 16, 2020
That’s exactly what happened when the outcome was the evitable one instead, only with the roles reversed.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 10, 2016
But it turns out that "evitable" is a real word in the English language.
From BBC • Feb. 8, 2016
With Mercola and Hennart to guide him, Bilton reaches the entirely evitable conclusion that cellphones might be dangerous, and Apple Watches, too.
From Slate • Mar. 19, 2015
An event that would be unthinkable in a hundred years may be in- evitable in a hundred million.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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