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inextricably

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adv

Meaning 1

In an inextricable manner.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

in an inextricable manner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • motives inspired by Mammon were often inextricably blended with things pertaining to Caesar and to God

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English inextricable Middle English -ly English -ly English inextricably From inextricable + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: erottamattomasti — Translations
  • French: inextricablement — Translations
  • German: eng — Translations
  • German: untrennbar — Translations
  • German: unentwirrbar — Translations
  • Greek: αναπόσπαστα (anapóspasta) — Translations
  • Italian: indissolubilmente — Translations
  • Polish: nierozerwalnie — Translations
  • Polish: nierozłącznie — Translations
  • Polish: nieodłącznie — Translations
  • Polish: ściśle — Translations
  • Polish: nierozdzielnie — Translations
  • Portuguese: inextricavelmente — Translations
  • Russian: не распутывающимся образом (ne rasputyvajuščimsja obrazom) — Translations
  • Spanish: inextricablemente — Translations
  • Swedish: oupplösligt — Translations