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How to spell irresistible
What it means
impossible to refuse
How it sounds
/ˌɪrɪˈzɪstəbəl/
Why it catches people out
Ends in -ible, not -able. The double r is in- meeting resist.
The spellings people reach for
- irresistable
- iresistible
- irresistibel
In a sentence
The offer proved irresistible to every bidder.