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IRRESISTIBLE
irresistible
(adjective) overpoweringly attractive; “irresistible beauty”
irresistible, resistless
(adjective) impossible to resist; overpowering; “irresistible (or resistless) impulses”; “what happens when an irresistible force meets an immovable object?”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
irresistible (comparative more irresistible, superlative most irresistible)
Impossile to resist.
Compellingly attractive.
Source: Wiktionary
Ir`re*sist"i*ble, a. Etym: [Pref. ir- not + resistible: cf. F. irrésistible.]
Definition: That can not be successfully resisted or opposed; superior to opposition; resistless; overpowering; as, an irresistible attraction. An irresistible law of our nature impels us to seek happiness. J. M. Mason.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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