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adjective
- 1. impossible to stop or prevent: "the seemingly inexorable march of new technology" Similar
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INEXORABLE definition: 1. continuing without any possibility of being stopped: 2. continuing without any possibility of…. Learn more.
noun. inexorably. (ˌ)i-ˈnek-sə-rə-blē. -ˈneks-rə- -ˈneg-zə-rə- adverb. Did you know? The Latin antecedent of inexorable is inexorabilis, which is itself a combination of the prefix in-, meaning "not," plus exorabilis, meaning "pliant" or "capable of being moved by entreaty." It's a fitting etymology for inexorable.
You use inexorable to describe a process which cannot be prevented from continuing or progressing.
Inexorable definition: unyielding; unalterable. See examples of INEXORABLE used in a sentence.
An inexorable person is hard-headed and cannot be convinced to change their mind, no matter what. You can also say that a process, like the progress of a deadly illness, is inexorable because it can't be stopped.
INEXORABLE meaning: 1. continuing without any possibility of being stopped: 2. continuing without any possibility of…. Learn more.
Definition of inexorable adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. Impossible to stop, alter, or resist; inevitable: an inexorable fate; an inexorable law of nature. 2. Not capable of being persuaded by entreaty; relentless: an inexorable opponent. [Latin inexōrābilis : in-, not; see in-1 + exōrābilis, pliant (from exōrāre, to prevail upon : ex-, intensive pref.; see ex- + ōrāre, to argue ).]
adjective. Impossible to stop, alter, or resist; inevitable. An inexorable fate; an inexorable law of nature. American Heritage. Similar definitions. That cannot be moved or influenced by persuasion or entreaty; unrelenting. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. That cannot be altered, checked, etc. Their inexorable fate. Webster's New World.
in•ex•o•ra•ble (in ek′ sər ə bəl), adj. unyielding; unalterable: inexorable truth; inexorable justice. not to be persuaded, moved, or affected by prayers or entreaties: an inexorable creditor. Latin inexōrābilis. See in - 3, exorable. 1545–55. in•ex′o•ra•bil′i•ty, in•ex′o•ra•ble•ness, n. in•ex′o•ra ...
