inextricable
[in-ek-stri-kuh-buh l, in-ik-strik-uh-]
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.
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- inez,
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- infallibilism
Origin of inextricable
First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English word from Latin word inextrīcābilis. See in-3, extricable
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inextricable
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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