a. [ L. devitare to avoid; de + vitare to shun, avoid. ] Avoidable. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. evitabilis: cf. F. évitable. ] Avoidable. [ R. ] Hooker. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. inevitabilis: cf. F. inévitable. See In- not, and Evitable. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
It was inevitable; it was necessary; it was planted in the nature of things. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The state of being unavoidable; certainty to happen; inevitability. Prideaux. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Inevitable. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]