In-è'v'i-ta-ble, a.

a. [Prefix in, not, and evitable; Fr. inévitable, Sp. inevitable, It. inevitabile, Lat. inevitabilis.] 1. Not evitable; incapable of being avoided; admitting of no escape or evasion; unavoidable. It was inevitable; it was necessary; it was planted in the nature of things. Burke. 2. Not to be withstood or resisted. “*Inevitable charms.*” Dryden. And on her tender cheeks Inevitable color. Mason.