/ ɪnˈeksərəbl; NAmE / adjective
( formal ) ( of a process ) that cannot be stopped or changed
SYN relentless :
the inexorable rise of crime
► in·ex·or·abil·ity / ɪnˌeksərəˈbɪləti; NAmE / noun [ U ]:
the inexorability of progress
► in·ex·or·ably / ɪnˈeksərəbli; NAmE / adverb :
events leading inexorably towards a crisis
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 16th cent.: from French , or from Latin inexorabilis , from in- not + exorabilis (from exorare entreat).