irrecusable
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- irrecusably adverb
Etymology
Origin of irrecusable
From the Late Latin word irrecūsābilis, dating back to 1770–80. See ir- 2, recuse, -able
Example Sentences
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Love being, for the reason above given, the most powerful, not to say the only, motive of a woman's life, there is nothing wonderful in the supposition that a young lady like you may find herself agitated by this omnipotent feeling, and paying tribute to what constitutes an irrecusable law of life.
From Project Gutenberg
Error is an irrecusable fact of problem-solving, and this kind of error is definitely the rule and not the exception.
From New York Times
We shall proceed to deal conclusively, however, with that special branch of the traffic for which the materials are most accessible and irrecusable, and the verification of truth therefore scarcely left to the chances of speculation.
From Project Gutenberg
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