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inexorable

ine·xo·rable

UK/ɪnˈɛksɔɹəbəl/ US/ɪnˈɛksɹəb(ə)l/ rare

adjective

1.

not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty

  • “grim determination”
  • “grim necessity”
  • “Russia”
  • “;”
  • “;”
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2.

describing nudity or sexual activity in graphic detail

  • “graphic sexual scenes”
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Origin

From Middle French inexorable, from Latin inexōrābilis (“relentless, inexorable”) (or directly from the Latin word), from in- (prefix meaning ‘not’) + exōrābilis (“that may be moved or persuaded by entreaty; exorable”). Exōrābilis is derived from exōrāre (from exōrō (“to persuade, win over; to beg, entreat, plead”), from ex- (prefix meaning ‘out of’) + ōrō (“to beg, entreat, plead, pray; to deliver a speech, orate”), from ōs (“mouth”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃éh₁os (“mouth”)) + -bilis (suffix forming adjectives indicating a capacity or worth of being acted upon). By surface analysis, in- + exorable.

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