inexorableness








adjective

  1. unyielding; unalterable: inexorable truth; inexorable justice.
  2. not to be persuaded, moved, or affected by prayers or entreaties: an inexorable creditor.

adjective

  1. not able to be moved by entreaty or persuasion
  2. relentless
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.

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