All 3 Uses of
inevitable
in
1984, by Orwell
- It was inevitable that they should make that claim sooner or later: the logic of their position demanded it.†
p. 80.5 *inevitable = certain to happen
- But this, too, entailed military weakness, and since the privations it inflicted were obviously unnecessary, it made opposition inevitable.†
p. 190.9
- In earlier ages, class distinctions had been not only inevitable but desirable.†
p. 204.1
Definition:
certain to happen (even if one tried to prevent it)