exorable

American

[ek-ser-uh-buhl] / ˈɛk sər ə bəl /

adjective

susceptible of being persuaded or moved by entreaty.

exorable British

/ ˈɛksərəbəl /

adjective

able to be persuaded or moved by pleading

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Other Word Forms

exorability noun

Etymology

Origin of exorable

1555–65; < Latin exōrābilis, equivalent to exōrā ( re ) to prevail upon, move by entreaty ( ex- ex- ¹ + ōrāre to pray, beg) + -bilis -ble

Example Sentences

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Acidification is a byproduct of climate change; a slow but exorable real-life experiment in which industrial emissions of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere are absorbed and then undergo chemical reactions in the sea.

From National Geographic

Exorable, ek′sō-ra-bl, adj. capable of being moved by entreaty.—n.

From Project Gutenberg

Such is the in exorable irony of nostalgia.

From Time Magazine Archive

The first step is an exorable undeceiver.

From Project Gutenberg

It would be useless to appeal to the generosity of the Baron; no human sentiments governed his exorable purposes.

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