inexorable

C2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ɪnˈɛksɚəb(ə)l/ UK /ɪnˈɛksɔɹəbəl/ See IPA manual

Freq #48115

Meanings

1

adj
Impossible to stop or prevent; certain to happen.

The inexorable rise of online shopping has closed many local stores.
2

adj
Impossible to persuade or move by pleading; unrelenting.

The judge was inexorable and refused to reduce the sentence.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · impossible to stop or... inevitable unstoppable relentless

2 adj · impossible to persuade or... adamant implacable unrelenting

Word family

Derived forms inexorabilityinexorablenessinexorably

Related forms exorabilityexorableexorableness

Etymology

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- +…

inexorable Middle French inexōrābilis Latin *h₃éh₁os Proto-Indo-European

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# inexorable

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ɪnˈɛksɚəb(ə)l/
**IPA (UK):** /ɪnˈɛksɔɹəbəl/
**Frequency rank:** 48115

## Meanings
1. Impossible to stop or prevent; certain to happen.
2. Impossible to persuade or move by pleading; unrelenting.

## Examples
- The inexorable rise of online shopping has closed many local stores.
- The judge was inexorable and refused to reduce the sentence.

## Derived Forms
- inexorability
- inexorableness
- inexorably

## Related Forms
- exorability
- exorable
- exorableness

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: inexorable
- Root: inexōrābilis
- Root: *h₃éh₁os

## Etymology
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- +…

## AI Etymology
Inexorable is 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- +… The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern adjectival form is built from the named base and affix. Important recorded forms include inexorable (Middle French), inexōrābilis (Latin), and *h₃éh₁os (Proto-Indo-European). Current senses include impossible to stop or prevent; certain to happen and impossible to persuade or move by pleading; unrelenting. The wider family includes derived forms such as inexorability, inexorableness, and inexorably and related words such as exorability, exorable, and exorableness.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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