inextricable Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective not permitting extrication; incapable of being disentangled or untied
    • an inextricable knot
    • inextricable unity

WordNet


In*ex"tri*ca*ble adjective
Etymology
L. inextricabilis: cf. F. inextricable. See In- not, and Extricate.
Definitions
  1. Incapable of being extricated, untied, or disentangled; hopelessly intricate, confused, or obscure; as, an inextricable knot or difficulty; inextricable confusion.
    Lost in the wild, inextricable maze. Blackmore.
  2. Inevitable. R. "Fate inextricable." Milton.

Webster 1913