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UK
/ɹɪsˈɪstəbəl/
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ADJECTIVE
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capable of being resisted or withstood or frustrated
such resistible temptations
a resistible attack
How To Use resistible In A Sentence
- I think that it is because a man, to be attractive, must be free to give his whole time to it, and the Canadian male is so hounded by taxes and the rigours of our climate, that he is lucky to be alive, without being irresistible as well. 2009 June 30 | NIGEL BEALE NOTA BENE BOOKS
- To say that such admonitions are a means to preserve those from apostasy who are by other means (as suppose the absolute decree of God, or the interposal of his irresistible power for their perseverance, or the like) in no possibility of apostatizing, is to say that washing is a means to make snow white, or the rearing up of a pillar in the air a means to keep the heavens from falling. The Doctrine of the Saints��� Perseverance Explained and Confirmed
- "It must be my irresistible charm, " I muttered to myself amusingly.
- You may have heard of "irresistible" letters -- sales letters that would sell electric fans to Esquimaux or ice skates to Hawaiians, collection letters that make the thickest skinned debtor remit by return mail, and other kinds of resultful, masterful letters that pierce to the very soul. How to Write Letters (Formerly The Book of Letters) A Complete Guide to Correct Business and Personal Correspondence
- He combined athleticism, judgement and skill in an irresistible mix - and he was a great sportsman, totally devoid of egomania.
- Irresistible, her lone Motown LP, the label cannibalized some of the solo songs and remixed them into duets. NPR Topics: News
- But the polyanthus are the ones that I'm finding irresistible.
- Pine needles and resin, wood and sap - irresistible. Times, Sunday Times
- He's tactless and lacks judgment but he's irresistible just the same.
- A simple single-storey pavilion is enclosed by folded concertina walls and roof, prompting irresistible comparisons with origami.