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inexorable

[ in-ek-ser-uh-buhl ]
/ ɪnˈɛk sər ə bəl /
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adjective
unyielding; unalterable: inexorable truth;inexorable justice.
not to be persuaded, moved, or affected by prayers or entreaties: an inexorable creditor.
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Origin of inexorable

From the Latin word inexōrābilis, dating back to 1545–55. See in-3, exorable

synonym study for inexorable

2. See inflexible.

OTHER WORDS FROM inexorable

in·ex·o·ra·bil·i·ty [in-ek-ser-uh-bil-i-tee], /ɪnˌɛk sər əˈbɪl ɪ ti/, in·ex·o·ra·ble·ness, nounin·ex·o·ra·bly, adverb
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Words related to inexorable

implacable, inescapable, merciless, relentless, unrelenting, adamant, adamantine, bound, compulsory, dogged, hard, harsh, immobile, immovable, ineluctable, inflexible, ironclad, locked-in, mean business, necessary

How to use inexorable in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for inexorable

inexorable
/ (ɪnˈɛksərəbəl) /
adjective
not able to be moved by entreaty or persuasion
relentless

Derived forms of inexorable

inexorability or inexorableness, nouninexorably, adverb

Word Origin for inexorable

C16: from Latin inexōrābilis, from in- 1 + exōrābilis, from exōrāre to prevail upon, from ōrāre to pray
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