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in⋅ex⋅o⋅ra⋅ble
[in-ek-ser-uh-buh
l] 
–adjective
| 1. | unyielding; unalterable: inexorable truth; inexorable justice. |
| 2. | not to be persuaded, moved, or affected by prayers or entreaties: an inexorable creditor. |
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.
2. unbending; severe, relentless, unrelenting, implacable, merciless, cruel, pitiless. See inflexible.
Antonyms:
2. flexible; merciful.
2. flexible; merciful.
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| in·ex·o·ra·ble (ĭn-ěk'sər-ə-bəl) 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
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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Language Translation for : inexorable
Spanish:
inflexible, inexorable,
German:
eisern,
Japanese:
断固とした
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."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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