Inevitable \In*ev"i*ta*ble\, a. [L. inevitabilis: cf. F. in['e]vitable. See In- not, and Evitable.]

1. Not evitable; incapable of being shunned; unavoidable; certain. ``The inevitable hour.'' --Gray.

It was inevitable; it was necessary; it was planted in the nature of things. --Burke.

2. Irresistible. ``Inevitable charms.'' --Dryden.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)