inexorable
pronunciation
How to pronounce inexorable in British English:
UK [ɪnˈeksərəbl]
How to pronounce inexorable in American English:
US [ɪnˈɛksərəbəl]
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- Adjective:
- not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
- not capable of being swayed or diverted from a course; unsusceptible to persuasion
Word Origin
- inexorable
- inexorable: [16] Etymologically, inexorable means ‘that cannot be removed by praying’. It is an adjective of many layers, of which the original is Latin ōrāre ‘pray’ (source of English oracle, orator, etc). Addition of the prefix ex- ‘out’ produced exōrāre ‘remove by pleading or entreating’, and further prefixation and suffixation gave inexōrābilis, which entered English partly via French inexorable.=> oracle, orator
- inexorable (adj.)
- 1550s, from Middle French inexorable and directly from Latin inexorabilis "that cannot be moved by entreaty," from in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + exorabilis "able to be entreated," from exorare "to prevail upon," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + orare "pray" (see orator). Related: Inexorably; inexorability.
Example
- 1. Part of the reason is the inexorable rise in exam passes .
- 2. Most observers will treat this as the beginning of an inexorable withdrawal .
- 3. Nevertheless , the slow march of chinese banks into foreign markets appears to be an inexorable trend .
- 4. The inexorable rise of china has not been derailed , but the crisis has made it seem more hesitant .
- 5. The other dominant themes were the backlash against high finance , the questioning of free trade and the inexorable rise of asia .