"irresistibly" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: irresistibly [positive], more irresistibly [comparative], Superlativemost irresistibly
Etymology: ir- + resistible + -ly irresistible + resistibly Etymology templates: {{ety-affix|ir|resistible|ly|2compound=resistibly}} ir- + resistible + -ly irresistible + resistibly Head templates: {{adverb|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something is irresistibly good, it is too attractive and tempting to be resisted.
    Sense id: simple-irresistibly-en-adv-2wX8AEnC
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Adverbs, Terms prefixed with ir-, Terms suffixed with -ly
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