different between irresistibly vs resistlessly

English

Etymology

irresistible +? -ly

Adverb

irresistibly (comparative more irresistibly, superlative most irresistibly)

1. In an irresistible manner.

Translations

References

• irresistibly in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• irresistibly in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

English

Etymology

From resistless +? -ly.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /???z?stl?sli/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /???z?stl?sli/
• Hyphenation: re?sist?less?ly

Adverb

resistlessly (not comparable)

1. (archaic, chiefly literary) In an unresisting manner; without objection or opposition.

   Synonyms: irresistibly, unresistingly

   • 1879, John McElroy, chapter 76, in Andersonville: A Story of Rebel Military Prisons:

     Sherman was sweeping resistlessly across the State.

   • 1913, Jack London, chapter 1, in John Barleycorn:

     And by alcoholic I mean a man whose chemistry craves alcohol and drives him resistlessly to it.

   • 1921, Margaret Pedler, chapter 19, in The Lamp of Fate:

     She yielded resistlessly, every fibre of her being quivering responsive to the overwhelming passion of love which had at last stormed and broken down all barriers.