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inexorable

/ˌɪˈneksəəbəl/ih-NEK-sur-uh-buhl
/ˌɪˈnɛksɚəbəl/ih-NEK-sur-uh-buhl

Meaningnot persuaded by entreaty

Common meaning: impossible to stop or persuade

Journey through time

  1. Latininexorabilis‘not persuaded by entreaty’source
  2. Frenchinexorable‘inexorable’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsnot persuaded by entreaty → impossible to stop or persuadeinexorable‘impossible to stop or persuade’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin inexorabilis ‘not persuaded by entreaty’.

Roots

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