Avoidless

/əˈvɔɪdləs/ adjective

Definition

Unable to be avoided; inevitable or inescapable (extremely rare or archaic).

Etymology

From 'avoid' plus the suffix '-less' (without, lacking the ability of), creating the opposite of 'avoidable' through a largely obsolete construction.

Kelly Says

This nearly-dead word is the poetic way to say 'inevitable'—'an avoidless doom' sounds like Shakespeare, and that's probably where you'd find it.

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