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Inexorability

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in·ex·o·ra·ble  (n-ksr--bl)
adj.
Not capable of being persuaded by entreaty; relentless: an inexorable opponent; a feeling of inexorable doom. See Synonyms at inflexible.
[Latin inexrbilis : in-, not; see in-1 + exrbilis, pliant (from exrre, to prevail upon : ex-, intensive pref.; see ex- + rre, to argue).]
in·exo·ra·bili·ty, in·exo·ra·ble·ness n.
in·exo·ra·bly adv.
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Noun1.inexorability - mercilessness characterized by an unwillingness to relent or let up; "the relentlessness or their pursuit"
inexorableness, relentlessness
unmercifulness, mercilessness - inhumaneness evidenced by an unwillingness to be kind or forgiving


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