Impossible to stop or prevent; relentlessly unstoppable. Describes forces, processes, or people that cannot be persuaded, moved, or affected by pleas.
From Latin 'inexorabilis,' from 'in-' (not) + 'exorabilis' (able to be moved by entreaty), from 'exorare' (to prevail upon by prayer). The root 'orare' means 'to pray or plead,' so inexorable literally means 'not able to be swayed by pleading.'
Remember 'in-EX-OR-able'—imagine someone so stubborn that even your 'EX' and all your friends 'OR' family members combined cannot convince them! Once inexorable forces are set in motion, no amount of begging, pleading, or reasoning will stop them.
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