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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Such is the in exorable irony of nostalgia.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

From Stories by American Authors, Volume 10 by Various

If a placable and exorable Providence, make thyself worthy of the divine help and assistance.

From Meditations by Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome

Yet that exorable Russian is less an elevated realist than an evangelic socialist.

From Là-bas by Wallace, Keene

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