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irresistably

irresistably is the dated form of irresistibly.

Meaning of irresistibly

Adverb

irresistibly (comparative more irresistibly, superlative most irresistibly)

  1. In an irresistible manner.
    • And yet, at other times, there is a mysterious indraft, which irresistibly draws a passing vessel among the isles, though not bound to them.1856, Herman Melville, The Piazza Tales

Forms of irresistably

comparativemore irresistably
superlativemost irresistably

Questions about irresistably

What is irresistably the dated form of?
Irresistably is the dated form of irresistibly.

Words near irresistably in the dictionary

  1. irresectability
  2. irresectable
  3. irresilient
  4. irresistability
  5. irresistable
  6. irresistably
  7. irresistance
  8. irresistibility
  9. irresistibilize
  10. irresistible
  11. irresistible grace

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Adapted from Wiktionary: irresistably (page history and authors); irresistibly (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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