unwiderstehlich

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German

Etymology

un- +‎ widerstehen +‎ -lich

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌʔʊnviːdɐˈʃteːlɪç/
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Adjective

unwiderstehlich (strong nominative masculine singular unwiderstehlicher, comparative unwiderstehlicher, superlative am unwiderstehlichsten)

  1. irresistible
    • 1921, Elisabeth von Heyking, Die Trommel, in Weberin Schuld, G. Grote'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 13:
      Und dann war plötzlich ein rastloses Sehnen über sie gekommen, und mit unwiderstehlicher Gewalt hatte es sie aus der Ferne hierher zurückgezogen in das Haus, wo das Glück einst wohnte.
      And then she had suddenly been overcome by a restless longing, and with irresistible force she had been drawn back out of the distance here into the house where the happiness once lived.

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