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Inexorableness

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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.inexorableness - mercilessness characterized by an unwillingness to relent or let up; "the relentlessness or their pursuit"
inexorability, relentlessness
unmercifulness, mercilessness - inhumaneness evidenced by an unwillingness to be kind or forgiving


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He looked about the table, and guessed at the inexorableness of his captors from the tone in which, over the asparagus from Florida, they were dealing with Beaufort and his wife.
The Age of Innocence by Wharton, Edith View in context
They deal with the hard and tragic things in life, the terrible power of ocean and storm, or the inexorableness and dreariness of death, banishment, and the separation of friends.
A History of English Literature by Fletcher, Robert Huntington View in context
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