inexorably

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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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Inexorably is always a great word to know.
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an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
Example Sentences
  • Despite all these handicaps, she has risen inexorably in the opinion polls.
  • Yet, your correspondent finds charges for his home phone have been inching up inexorably.
  • The new ease of infringement and difficulty of enforcement bring us inexorably to the conclusion that copyright is dead.
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inexorable (ɪnˈɛksərəbəl)
 
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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