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inexorable

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in⋅ex⋅o⋅ra⋅ble

  [in-ek-ser-uh-buhl]
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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   (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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Word Origin & History

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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