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inexorable

in·ex·or·a·ble

inexorable · more inexorable · most inexorable

неотвратимый, неумолимый, непреклонный

unerbittlich, unvermeidlich, unvermeidbar, erbarmungslos

Impossible to prevent or stopImpossible to prevent or stop; inevitable.

UK/ɪnˈɛksɔɹəbəl/US/ɪnˈɛksɚəb(ə)l/

» It now serves the interests of classes doomed to destruction by the inexorable course of social development.

Сейчас он служит интересам классов, обреченных на гибель неумолимым ходом общественного развития.

Meaning

3 senses

Impossible to prevent or stop; inevitable.
unvermeidlich, unvermeidbar
неотвратимыйneotvratimyj
Unable to be persuaded; relentless; unrelenting.
unerbittlich, erbarmungslos
неумолимыйneumolimyj, непрекло́нныйnepreklónnyj
Adamant; severe.
unnachgiebig, unerbittlich

More definitions

not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason

Examples

2 sentences

It now serves the interests of classes doomed to destruction by the inexorable course of social development.
ruСейчас он служит интересам классов, обреченных на гибель неумолимым ходом общественного развития.
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Holmes sat in a great, old-fashioned chair, his inexorable eyes gleaming out of his haggard face.
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Translations

7 languages

Русский

By meaning 2

impossible to prevent or stop — see also inevitable:

unable to be persuaded — see also relentless:

Deutsch

By meaning 3

impossible to prevent or stop — see also inevitable:

unable to be persuaded — see also relentless:

adamant; severe — see also adamant, severe:

Origin

From Middle French inexorable, from Latin inexōrābilis (“relentless, inexorable”) (or dire

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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