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inexorable [ɪnˈɛksərəbəl] adj
1. not able to be moved by entreaty or persuasion 2. relentless [from Latin inexōrābilis, from in-1 + exōrābilis, from exōrāre to prevail upon, from ōrāre to pray] inexorability , inexorableness n inexorably adv ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
inexorable adjective unrelenting, relentless, implacable, hard, severe, harsh, cruel, adamant, inescapable, inflexible, merciless, unyielding, immovable, remorseless, pitiless, unbending, obdurate, ineluctable, unappeasable the seemingly inexorable rise in unemployment flexible, lenient, relenting, yielding, bending, movable Translations inexorable adj (= relentless) → erbarmungslos, unerbittlich; (= not to be stopped) → unaufhaltsam; truth, facts → unumstößlich How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Their inexorable will do they follow: that is their coldness. On the other hand, when the sedition had proceeded from causes which had inflamed the resentments of the major party, they might often be found obstinate and inexorable, when policy demanded a conduct of forbearance and clemency. "Once more," commanded the inexorable investigator, and once more came--a trifle tremulously--the name of the dead man: |
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