n. Something that is predictable, or cannot be avoided.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Not evitable; incapable of being shunned; unavoidable; certain.
adj. Irresistible.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Not evitable; unavoidable; admitting of no escape or evasion: as, inevitable calamities.
In a more strict sense, equivalent to an act of God (which see, under act).
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adj. invariably occurring or appearing
adj. incapable of being avoided or prevented
n. an unavoidable event
Word Usage
"That which binds on all this, makes their escape impossible and their ruin inevitable, is that God will set his eyes upon them for evil, and not for good."