inexorable

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Antonyms 1.3.2 Translations 1.3.3 Related terms 1.3.4 External links

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[edit] Etymology

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

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ɪnεksɔræbl/
• (US) IPA: /ɪnˈεk.səɹ.ə.bəl/

[edit] Adjective

inexorable (comparative more inexorable, superlative most inexorable)

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

[edit] Antonyms

• exorable

[edit] Translations

[edit] Related terms

• inexorability
• inexorably

[edit] External links

• inexorable in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• inexorable in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911