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- Dictionaryinexorable/ɪnˈɛks(ə)rəb(ə)l/
adjective
- 1. impossible to stop or prevent: "the seemingly inexorable march of new technology" Similar
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continuing without any possibility of being stopped: Aging is an inexorable process. (Definition of inexorable from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of inexorable.
noun. inexorably. (ˌ)i-ˈnek-sə-rə-blē. -ˈneks-rə- -ˈneg-zə-rə- adverb. Did you know? The Latin antecedent of inexorable is inexorabilis, which is itself a combination of the prefix in-, meaning "not," plus exorabilis, meaning "pliant" or "capable of being moved by entreaty." It's a fitting etymology for inexorable.
An inexorable person is hard-headed and cannot be convinced to change their mind, no matter what. You can also say that a process, like the progress of a deadly illness, is inexorable because it can't be stopped.
continuing without any possibility of being stopped: Aging is an inexorable process. (Definition of inexorable from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of inexorable.
You use inexorable to describe a process which cannot be prevented from continuing or progressing. ...the seemingly inexorable rise in unemployment. American English : inexorable / ɪˈnɛksərəbəl /
Inexorable definition: unyielding; unalterable. See examples of INEXORABLE used in a sentence.
Definition of inexorable adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. Impossible to stop, alter, or resist; inevitable: an inexorable fate; an inexorable law of nature. 2. Not capable of being persuaded by entreaty; relentless: an inexorable opponent. [Latin inexōrābilis : in-, not; see in-1 + exōrābilis, pliant (from exōrāre, to prevail upon : ex-, intensive pref.; see ex- + ōrāre, to argue).]
adjective. formal uk / ɪˈneks ə rəbl / us. Add to word list. continuing without any possibility of being stopped: the inexorable progress of civilization. inexorably. adverb. These events led inexorably to war. (Definition of inexorable from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of inexorable.
Impossible to stop, alter, or resist; inevitable. An inexorable fate; an inexorable law of nature. American Heritage. Similar definitions. That cannot be moved or influenced by persuasion or entreaty; unrelenting. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. That cannot be altered, checked, etc. Their inexorable fate. Webster's New World.
