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
Blake D. Morant, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
The mobility of capital insured an inexorable race to the bottom for labor and the environment; vulnerable nations have been left to absorb the costly externalities.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
Maza incorporates a recurring visual motif – blood or dark sap that oozes down tree trunks, over thorny cacti and along dusty terrain, a metaphor for the spilling of blood and the inexorable seeping of corruption.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2024
The loss of empire was accepted as part of the inexorable logic of decolonization, but with an empire had come a set of strategic interests that required active engagement across the globe, and now those were gone.
—Lawrence D. Freedman, Foreign Affairs, 13 Apr. 2020
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“Inexorable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inexorable. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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