INEXORABLE


Meaning of INEXORABLE in English

/ 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).

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