irresistible

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   So attractive or tempting that you cannot say no to it

   The smell of fresh bread was irresistible.

2. 2
   adj

   Too strong or powerful to be stopped or resisted

   She felt an irresistible urge to laugh.

Common collocations

• irresistible impulse Adjective + noun

Borrowed from Medieval Latin irresistibilis, equivalent to ir- + resistible.

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