irresistible

Etymology

ir- +‎ resistible

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɪɹɪˈzɪstəbl̩/

Adjective

irresistible (comparative more irresistible, superlative most irresistible)

1. Not able to be resisted.
   • 2013 September 14, Jane Shilling, “The Golden Thread: the Story of Writing, by Ewan Clayton, review [print edition: Illuminating language]”, in The Daily Telegraph (Review)‎, page R29:

     Though his account of written communication over the past 5,000 years necessarily has a powerful forward momentum, his diversions down the fascinating byways of the subject are irresistible ...

2. Extremely attractive, to the point that people can't help but fall in love

Adjective

irresistible (epicene, plural irresistibles)

1. irresistible

Etymology

ir- +‎ resistible

Adjective

irresistible (masculine and feminine plural irresistibles)

1. irresistible

Alternative forms

• irresistíbel

Adjective

irresistible m, f (plural irresistibles)

1. irresistible

Etymology

ir- +‎ resistible

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iresisˈtible/, [iresisˈt̪iβle]

Adjective

irresistible (plural irresistibles)

1. irresistible

Further reading

• “irresistible” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.