resistless

[ ri-zist-lis ]

adjective

irresistible.
not resisting.

Origin of resistless

First recorded in 1580–90; resist + -less

Other words from resistless

re·sist·less·ly, adverb
re·sist·less·ness, noun

Words Nearby resistless

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How to use resistless in a sentence

But the Revolution, like a spirit of destruction, was now careering onward with resistless power.
Madame Roland, Makers of History | John S. C. Abbott
It was inevitable that those who would not recklessly ride upon its billows must be overwhelmed by its resistless surges.
Madame Roland, Makers of History | John S. C. Abbott
Danton, Marat, and Robespierre were now in the ascendency, riding with resistless power upon the billows of mob violence.
Madame Roland, Makers of History | John S. C. Abbott
In the very depths of his soul Dorian felt that this was a resistless passion sweeping him before it like a feather on the waves.
They Looked and Loved | Mrs. Alex McVeigh Miller
He bound her resistless to the stake, and then himself descended.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 348 | Various

British Dictionary definitions for resistless

resistless

/ (rɪˈzɪstlɪs) /

adjectivearchaic

unresisting
irresistible

Derived forms of resistless

resistlessly, adverb

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