inexorable
adjective
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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. You can beseech and implore until you're blue in the face, but that won't have any effect on something that's inexorable. Inexorable has been a part of the English language since the 1500s. Originally, it was often applied to people or sometimes to personified things, as in "deaf and inexorable laws." These days, it is usually applied to things, as in "inexorable monotony" or "an inexorable trend." In such cases, it essentially means "unyielding" or "inflexible."
Examples of inexorable in a Sentence
Eric Cortellessa / Milwaukee, TIME, 18 July 2024
The moment Walker’s announcement hit social media, the inexorable movement of time was quickly thrown into reverse, the moment was 2011 and that version of Kemba was set permanently on Connecticut’s canvas.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 3 July 2024
The inexorable lengthening of days as spring turns to summer spirals my sense of loss.
—Jake Stern, Outside Online, 3 July 2024
Italy’s Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, is now widely fêted as a kingmaker in the next E.U. parliament, following the inexorable rise of her Brothers of Italy party.
—Tibor Dessewffy, TIME, 28 June 2024
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“Inexorable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inexorable. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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