unrepulsableadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnrᵻˈpʌlsəbl/, U.S.

/ˌənrəˈpəlsəb(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, repulse v., -able suffix.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + repulse v. + -able suffix.

That cannot be repulsed.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > necessity > [adjective] > inevitable > that cannot be denied, refused, or resisted

intolerable?a1475

undeniable1549

insupportable1590

irresisted1596

irresistible1597

unrefusable1600

undeclinable1641

irrejectable1648

irresistless1658

dictating1664

irrecusable1776

unrepulsable1814

irrefusable1880

1814 J. Austen Mansfield Park III. iii. 69 Fanny..was trying..to repulse Mr. Crawford and avoid both his looks and inquiries; and he unrepulsable was persisting in both.

1891 E. L. Lathrop tr. ‘O. Schubin’ Boris Lensky ix. 79 The only hours of those three weeks disturbed by unrepulsable melancholy were, for Mascha, those which she passed at her father's concerts.

1987 Canad. Rev. Amer. Stud. 18 346 Remington's Western canvases..portray mounted, dashing men..confidently brandishing their weapons in an unrepulsable charge.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	unrepulsable
释义	unrepulsableadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnrᵻˈpʌlsəbl/, U.S. /ˌənrəˈpəlsəb(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, repulse v., -able suffix. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + repulse v. + -able suffix. That cannot be repulsed. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > necessity > [adjective] > inevitable > that cannot be denied, refused, or resisted intolerable?a1475 undeniable1549 insupportable1590 irresisted1596 irresistible1597 unrefusable1600 undeclinable1641 irrejectable1648 irresistless1658 dictating1664 irrecusable1776 unrepulsable1814 irrefusable1880 1814 J. Austen Mansfield Park III. iii. 69 Fanny..was trying..to repulse Mr. Crawford and avoid both his looks and inquiries; and he unrepulsable was persisting in both. View more context for this quotation 1891 E. L. Lathrop tr. ‘O. Schubin’ Boris Lensky ix. 79 The only hours of those three weeks disturbed by unrepulsable melancholy were, for Mascha, those which she passed at her father's concerts. 1987 Canad. Rev. Amer. Stud. 18 346 Remington's Western canvases..portray mounted, dashing men..confidently brandishing their weapons in an unrepulsable charge. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1814
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