Words / B2

ir-i-ZIST-uh-bl/ˌɪrɪˈzɪstəbl/

Irresistible means too strong or attractive to refuse: an irresistible offer; irresistible force. Resist is the verb. The extra-marks offer proved irresistible and crashed the server. Often slightly humorous in news. Do not use it for a mildly nice biscuit unless you are being playful.

Meaning

Too attractive or strong to refuse or fight.

Examples

• “The offer of extra marks for early submission proved irresistible, and the server crashed.”
• “The last chapter is irresistible, which is the review sense.”

Good to know

an irresistible + noun; find something irresistible. Verb: resist. Reviews, marketing, and physics metaphors. Overpowering pull.

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