unresistibleadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnrᵻˈzɪstᵻbl/, U.S.

/ˌənrəˈzɪstəb(ə)l/

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

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

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + resist v. + -ible suffix. Compare earlier unresistable adj.

Now rare.

Irresistible.

ΘΚΠ

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

unresisteda1522

unresistable1548

irrepugnable1578

insupportable1590

unresistible1591

irresisted1596

1591 W. Raleigh Rep. Fight Iles of Açores sig. A4 An Army & Nauy vnresistible, and disdaining preuention.

a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1957) III. 275 An inducement, which in the Apostles mouth is a forcible, an unresistible argument.

1696 J. Lead Fountain of Gardens 149 She coming in with her Adjuring Power and unresistible Spell, saying, O Death, I will be thy Death.

1761 L. Sterne Life Tristram Shandy III. xxxviii. 176 A mighty and unresistible call within me.

1801 G. Baldwin Polit. Recoll. Egypt 200 Its..invincible, and unresistible bravery in repelling as dangerous an attack as ever was attempted.

1896 C. A. Keeler Siege Golden City 40 The mighty walls quivered and tottered and fell, Enchanted by love's unresistible spell.

1981 N.Y. Times 17 Sept. a3/1 The growth of anti-American rhetoric here is an unresistible invitation to further action of this kind.

Derivatives

† unresistibleness n. Obsolete

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > difficulty > opposition > [noun] > opposition or resistance > ability to be resisted > without

unresistiblenessa1635

irresistibility1718

a1635 R. Sibbes Returning Backslider (1639) vii. 212 We may adde one more in the next place, in regard of the unresistiblenesse thereof [sc. of grace].

ˌunreˈsistibly adv.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > difficulty > opposition > [adverb] > resistingly > able to be resisted > not

irrepugnable1578

unresistably1589

unresistiblya1635

a1635 R. Sibbes Returning Backslider (1639) vii. 213 Hee shall come downe like raine upon the mowen grasse: as showers that water the Earth, which as they coole and fructifie, so come they unresistibly.

1884 N.Y. Times 4 May 11/2 Gustav not unkindly, but quite unresistibly, put Lieschen outside the door.

1925 M. F. S. Toy When Summer Goes v. 71 As Mrs. Tarbox..looked into the deep blue eyes of her daughter she felt that the cause was unresistibly won.

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

单词	unresistible
释义	unresistibleadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnrᵻˈzɪstᵻbl/, U.S. /ˌənrəˈzɪstəb(ə)l/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and resist v. and -ible suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, resist v., -ible suffix. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + resist v. + -ible suffix. Compare earlier unresistable adj. Now rare. Irresistible. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > opposition > [adjective] > resisting > resisted > able to be > not unresisteda1522 unresistable1548 irrepugnable1578 insupportable1590 unresistible1591 irresisted1596 1591 W. Raleigh Rep. Fight Iles of Açores sig. A4 An Army & Nauy vnresistible, and disdaining preuention. a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1957) III. 275 An inducement, which in the Apostles mouth is a forcible, an unresistible argument. 1696 J. Lead Fountain of Gardens 149 She coming in with her Adjuring Power and unresistible Spell, saying, O Death, I will be thy Death. 1761 L. Sterne Life Tristram Shandy III. xxxviii. 176 A mighty and unresistible call within me. 1801 G. Baldwin Polit. Recoll. Egypt 200 Its..invincible, and unresistible bravery in repelling as dangerous an attack as ever was attempted. 1896 C. A. Keeler Siege Golden City 40 The mighty walls quivered and tottered and fell, Enchanted by love's unresistible spell. 1981 N.Y. Times 17 Sept. a3/1 The growth of anti-American rhetoric here is an unresistible invitation to further action of this kind. Derivatives † unresistibleness n. Obsolete ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > opposition > [noun] > opposition or resistance > ability to be resisted > without unresistiblenessa1635 irresistibility1718 a1635 R. Sibbes Returning Backslider (1639) vii. 212 We may adde one more in the next place, in regard of the unresistiblenesse thereof [sc. of grace]. ˌunreˈsistibly adv. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > opposition > [adverb] > resistingly > able to be resisted > not irrepugnable1578 unresistably1589 unresistiblya1635 a1635 R. Sibbes Returning Backslider (1639) vii. 213 Hee shall come downe like raine upon the mowen grasse: as showers that water the Earth, which as they coole and fructifie, so come they unresistibly. 1884 N.Y. Times 4 May 11/2 Gustav not unkindly, but quite unresistibly, put Lieschen outside the door. 1925 M. F. S. Toy When Summer Goes v. 71 As Mrs. Tarbox..looked into the deep blue eyes of her daughter she felt that the cause was unresistibly won. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1591
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