inextricable

[in-ek-stri-kuh-buh l, in-ik-strik-uh-]

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adjective

from which one cannot extricate oneself: an inextricable maze.
incapable of being disentangled, undone, loosed, or solved: an inextricable knot.
hopelessly intricate, involved, or perplexing: inextricable confusion.

Origin of inextricable

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English word from Latin word inextrīcābilis. See in-³, extricable

Related formsin·ex·tri·ca·bil·i·ty, in·ex·tri·ca·ble·ness, nounin·ex·tri·ca·bly, adverb

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Historical Examples

The old in India are like these trees; they are doubly, inextricably rooted.
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He and they were alike sentient, active, conscious, inextricably mingled.
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Collegiate and ecclesiastical life are inextricably mixed up.
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The comic and the tragic are inextricably mingled in this world.
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You have imposed them, I wear them already, inextricably, indissolubly.
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British Dictionary definitions for inextricably

inextricable

adjective

not able to be escaped froman inextricable dilemma
not able to be disentangled, etcan inextricable knot
extremely involved or intricate

Derived Formsinextricability or inextricableness, nouninextricably, adverb

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Word Origin and History for inextricably

inextricable

adj.

early 15c., from Latin inextricabilis "that cannot be disentangled," from in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + extricare (see extricate). Related: Inextricably.

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Contemporary Examples

This was a guy from the hip-hop generation and with a perspective that was inextricably linked to that generation.

And in True Blood, blood and sex are inextricably linked and used to gain power.

The saying is also inextricably linked to actress Uma Thurman, the cognoscente of cinematic revenge.

Indeed, what we think about suicide is inextricably a product of what we think about God.

“In my case, for better or worse, they are inextricably entwined,” Sanford said.

Historical Examples

The old in India are like these trees; they are doubly, inextricably rooted.

He and they were alike sentient, active, conscious, inextricably mingled.

Collegiate and ecclesiastical life are inextricably mixed up.

The comic and the tragic are inextricably mingled in this world.

You have imposed them, I wear them already, inextricably, indissolubly.

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Word Origin and History for inextricably

inextricable

adj.

Origin of inextricable