inexorable

The definition of inexorable is a stubborn or inflexible person or a situation that cannot be changed.

(adjective)

An example of inexorable is someone who won't change their opinion even after their opinion has been proven wrong.

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See inexorable in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

  1. that cannot be moved or influenced by persuasion or entreaty; unrelenting
  2. that cannot be altered, checked, etc.: their inexorable fate

Origin: L inexorabilis: see in- & exorable

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See inexorable in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
Not capable of being persuaded by entreaty; relentless: an inexorable opponent; a feeling of inexorable doom. See Synonyms at inflexible.

Origin:

Origin: Latin inexōrābilis

Origin: : in-, not; see in-1

Origin: + exōrābilis, pliant (from exōrāre, to prevail upon : ex-, intensive pref.; see ex- + ōrāre, to argue)

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  • in·exˌo·ra·bilˈi·ty, in·exˈo·ra·ble·ness noun
  • in·exˈo·ra·bly adverb

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