in·ex·o·ra·ble

[in-ek-ser-uh-buhl]
adjective
1.
unyielding; unalterable: inexorable truth; inexorable justice.
2.
not to be persuaded, moved, or affected by prayers or entreaties: an inexorable creditor.

Origin:
1545–55; < Latin inexōrābilis. See in-3, exorable

in·ex·o·ra·bil·i·ty, in·ex·o·ra·ble·ness, noun
in·ex·o·ra·bly, adverb


2. unbending; severe, relentless, unrelenting, implacable, merciless, cruel, pitiless. See inflexible.


2. flexible; merciful.
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inexorable (ɪnˈɛksərəbəl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  not able to be moved by entreaty or persuasion
2.  relentless
 
[C16: from Latin inexōrābilis, from in-1 + exōrābilis, from exōrāre to prevail upon, from ōrāre to pray]
 
inexora'bility
 
n
 
in'exorableness
 
n
 
in'exorably
 
adv

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inexorable
1550s, from L. inexorabilis "that cannot be moved by entreaty," from in- "not" + exorabilis "able to be entreated," from exorare "to prevail upon," from ex- "out" + orare "pray."
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Example sentences
And the film moves so smoothly it seems to be heading toward inexorable tragedy.
Rather, it has been an unexpected but inexorable military decline.
One inexorable rule of etiquette is that you must talk to your next door
  neighbor at a dinner table.
The inexorable aging of our population will markedly influence the policy
  milieu in the years ahead.
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