1 so strong that it cannot be stopped or resisted:
I felt an irresistible urge to laugh. * His arguments were irresistible. * The temptation proved irresistible.
OPPRESISTIBLE
2 ~ (to sb) so attractive that you feel you must have it:
an irresistible bargain * The bright colours were irresistible to the baby. * On such a hot day, the water was irresistible (= it made you want to swim in it).
irresistibly adverb:
They were irresistibly drawn to each other.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is irresistible a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, irresistible is tagged as adjective.
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