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–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; < L inexōrābilis. See in-³, exorable

]

—Related forms

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

in·ex·o·ra·bly, adverb

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

—Antonyms 2. flexible; merciful.

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in·ex·o·ra·ble Audio Help (ĭn-ěk'sər-ə-bəl) Pronunciation Key
adj. Not capable of being persuaded by entreaty; relentless: an inexorable opponent; a feeling of inexorable doom. See Synonyms at inflexible.

[Latin inexōrābilis : in-, not; see in-¹ + exōrābilis, pliant (from exōrāre, to prevail upon : ex-, intensive pref.; see ex- + ōrāre, to argue).]

in·ex'o·ra·bil'i·ty, in·ex'o·ra·ble·ness n., in·ex'o·ra·bly adv.

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inexorable

1553, 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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inexorable
adjective
1.	not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty; "grim determination"; "grim necessity"; "Russia's final hour, it seemed, approached with inexorable certainty"; "relentless persecution"; "the stern demands of parenthood" [syn: grim]
2.	impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason; "he is adamant in his refusal to change his mind"; "Cynthia was inexorable; she would have none of him"- W.Churchill; "an intransigent conservative opposed to every liberal tendency" [syn: adamant]

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Inexorable

In*ex"o*ra*ble\, a. [L. inexorabilis: cf. F. inexorable. See In- not, and Exorable, Adore.] Not to be persuaded or moved by entreaty or prayer; firm; determined; unyielding; unchangeable; inflexible; relentless; as, an inexorable prince or tyrant; an inexorable judge. "Inexorable equality of laws." --Gibbon. "Death's inexorable doom." --Dryden.

You are more inhuman, more inexorable, O, ten times more than tigers of Hyrcania. --Shak.

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