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inevitable
/ɪˈnɛvɪtəbəl/ adjective
In Latin: inevitabilis Wiktionary
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Impossible to avoid or prevent.
We were going so fast that the collision was inevitable.
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Predictable or always happening.
My outburst met with the inevitable punishment.
noun
- Something that is predictable, necessary, or cannot be avoided.
Origin
From Middle French inevitable, from Latin inēvītābilis (“unavoidable”), from in- + ēvītābilis (“avoidable”), from ēvītāre (“to avoid”), from ē- (“out”) + vītāre (“to shun”).
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