unresistableadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnrᵻˈzɪstəbl/, U.S.

/ˌənrəˈzɪstəb(ə)l/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and resist v. and -able suffix.

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

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + resist v. + -able suffix. Compare later resistable adj. Compare unresistible adj.

Now rare.

Irresistible.More widely used than irresistible in the late 16th and early 17th cent., but superseded by it soon thereafter.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > difficulty > opposition > [adjective] > resisting > resisted > able to be > not

unresisteda1522

unresistable1548

irrepugnable1578

insupportable1590

unresistible1591

irresisted1596

1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. Luke xx. f. clix^v He is sounde and vnresistable vnto suche as will rebell agaynste hym.

a1586 Sir P. Sidney Apol. Poetrie (1595) sig. K3^v Many of such writings, as come vnder the banner of vnresistable loue.

1612 B. Jonson Alchemist iii. iv. sig. G4^v He will winne you By vnresistable luck..Inough to buy a Baronry.

1614 W. Lithgow Trav. E 1 b It pleased him..to send downe an vnresistable tempest.

1680 W. Temple Ess. Orig. & Nature of Govt. in Miscellanea 88 The unresistable force and conquests of some Nations over others.

1714 T. Sheridan Easy Introd. Gram. 240 By which lively and impetuous Sallies, our Ears are Surpriz'd, our Imaginations seiz'd with an unresistable delight.

1841 Greenville (S. Carolina) Mountaineer 31 Dec. The knowledge of this state of things must always render a paper currency, issued on the authority of a popular Government, rapid and unresistable.

1918 Illio 1919 (Univ. Illinois) 220 The two orchestras..furnished unresistable music.

2000 Toronto Star (Nexis) 15 Apr. If an absolutely unresistable opportunity comes along, he'll take it, naturally.

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

单词	unresistable
释义	unresistableadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnrᵻˈzɪstəbl/, U.S. /ˌənrəˈzɪstəb(ə)l/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and resist v. and -able suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, resist v., -able suffix. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + resist v. + -able suffix. Compare later resistable adj. Compare unresistible adj. Now rare. Irresistible.More widely used than irresistible in the late 16th and early 17th cent., but superseded by it soon thereafter. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > opposition > [adjective] > resisting > resisted > able to be > not unresisteda1522 unresistable1548 irrepugnable1578 insupportable1590 unresistible1591 irresisted1596 1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. Luke xx. f. clix^v He is sounde and vnresistable vnto suche as will rebell agaynste hym. a1586 Sir P. Sidney Apol. Poetrie (1595) sig. K3^v Many of such writings, as come vnder the banner of vnresistable loue. 1612 B. Jonson Alchemist iii. iv. sig. G4^v He will winne you By vnresistable luck..Inough to buy a Baronry. 1614 W. Lithgow Trav. E 1 b It pleased him..to send downe an vnresistable tempest. 1680 W. Temple Ess. Orig. & Nature of Govt. in Miscellanea 88 The unresistable force and conquests of some Nations over others. 1714 T. Sheridan Easy Introd. Gram. 240 By which lively and impetuous Sallies, our Ears are Surpriz'd, our Imaginations seiz'd with an unresistable delight. 1841 Greenville (S. Carolina) Mountaineer 31 Dec. The knowledge of this state of things must always render a paper currency, issued on the authority of a popular Government, rapid and unresistable. 1918 Illio 1919 (Univ. Illinois) 220 The two orchestras..furnished unresistable music. 2000 Toronto Star (Nexis) 15 Apr. If an absolutely unresistable opportunity comes along, he'll take it, naturally. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1548
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