irresistibly
/ˌɪɹɪzˈɪstəbli/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.52 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
In an irresistible manner.
Example Sentences
- "And yet, at other times, there is a mysterious indraft, which irresistibly draws a passing vessel among the isles, though not bound to them."
- "Among them was the "West Country" driver, Swain, of Bude, over the Great Central, who reminded me irresistibly of a hunter putting a particularly mettlesome steed at the fences."
- "The heteroerotic topos of the lover's fascinated gaze, drawn irresistibly to the face and especially the eyes of his beloved, is not hard to discern behind the parodic cruising of the Thieves."
- "From the moment I landed, Étienne oozed a sexual dominance that had me quite literally oozing in turn during our first kiss in the airport as he held me against him, his hand strong and powerful on my lower back. For the next three days, I found myself beautifully and irresistibly dominated by him every time we hit the sheets, which was often."
Etymology
Etymology tree English irresistible Middle English -ly English -ly English irresistibly From irresistible + -ly.
Inflected Forms
more irresistibly (comparative)
most irresistibly (superlative)