inextricably

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adverb

In an inextricable manner.

Less commonScrabble 26

Meanings

adverbinextricably (comparative more inextricably, superlative most inextricably)

comparative more inextricably · superlative most inextricably

  1. In an inextricable manner.

    And yet, so inextricably blended are happiness and sorrow on our earth, that fortunate, thrice fortunate, are they who have such ties to sever.

    1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XVIII, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume III, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 150

Synonyms & antonyms

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Origin

  1. Latininextrīcābilis
  2. Middle Frenchinextricable
  3. Englishinextricable
  4. Englishinextricably

From inextricable + -ly.

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Translations

Czech neoddělitelně, nerozlučitelně
  • neoddělitelněTranslations
  • nerozlučitelněTranslations
  • nerozlučněTranslations
Finnish erottamattomasti
  • erottamattomastiTranslations
French inextricablement
  • inextricablementTranslations
German eng, untrennbar
  • engTranslations
  • untrennbarTranslations
  • unentwirrbarTranslations
Greek αναπόσπαστα
  • αναπόσπαστα (anapóspasta)Translations
Italian indissolubilmente
  • indissolubilmenteTranslations
Polish nierozerwalnie, nierozłącznie
  • nierozerwalnieTranslations
  • nierozłącznieTranslations
  • nieodłącznieTranslations
  • ściśleTranslations
  • nierozdzielnieTranslations
Portuguese inextricavelmente
  • inextricavelmenteTranslations
Russian не распутывающимся образом
  • не распутывающимся образом (ne rasputyvajuščimsja obrazom)Translations
Spanish inextricablemente
  • inextricablementeTranslations
Swedish oupplösligt
  • oupplösligtTranslations
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APA

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Chicago

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