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inexorably

Postby Bailey » Fri Aug 10, 2007 11:19 am

in·ex·o·ra·ble (n-ksr--bl)
adj.
Not capable of being persuaded by entreaty; relentless: an inexorable opponent; a feeling of inexorable doom. See Synonyms at inflexible.


[Latin inexrbilis : in-, not; see in-1 + exrbilis, pliant (from exrre, to prevail upon : ex-, intensive pref.; see ex- + rre, to argue).]



in·exo·ra·bili·ty, in·exo·ra·ble·ness n.
in·exo·ra·bly adv.

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Re: inexorably

Postby Slava » Thu Apr 08, 2010 6:57 pm

mark inexorably-working-on-posting-some-verbs Bailey
A bit behind the times, but if you're working inexorably on posting some verbs, why is this an adjective?

Nonetheless, it's a good word, and worthy of the Dr.'s treatment.


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