inexorable
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[edit] Etymology
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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inexorable (comparative more inexorable, superlative most inexorable)
- Unable to be persuaded; relentless; unrelenting
- Impossible to stop or prevent; inevitable
- Adamant; severe
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Unable to be persuaded: relentless
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Impossible to stop or prevent: inevitable
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[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
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[edit] Etymology
From Latin inexorabilis.
[edit] Adjective
inexorable m. and f. (plural inexorables)
[edit] Spanish
[edit] Adjective
inexorable m. and f. (plural inexorables)
