inexorable

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From Latin inexorabilis, from in- (not) + exorabilis (that may be moved or persuaded by entreaty), from exorare (to move by entreaty, to gain by entreaty), from ex (out) + orare (to pray).

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  • (UK) IPA: [ɪnˈɛk.sɔɹ.ə.bəl], [ɪnˈɛks.ɹə.bl̩]
  • (US) IPA: [ɪˈnɛk.sɚ.ə.bəl]
  • Hyphenation: in‧ex‧o‧ra‧ble

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inexorable (comparative more inexorable, superlative most inexorable)

  1. Unable to be persuaded; relentless; unrelenting
  2. Impossible to stop or prevent; inevitable
  3. Adamant; severe

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From Latin inexorabilis.

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inexorable m. and f. (plural inexorables)

  1. inexorable

[edit] Spanish

[edit] Adjective

inexorable m. and f. (plural inexorables)

  1. inexorable

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