inexorable

Meaning

Adjective

• Impossible to prevent or stop; inevitable.
• Unable to be persuaded; relentless; unrelenting.
• Adamant; severe.

Origin

• From Middle French inexorable, from Latin inexōrābilis ("relentless, inexorable") (or directly from the Latin word), from in- + exōrābilis. exōrābilis is derived from exōrāre (from exōrō, from ex- + ōrō, from ōs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃éh₁os ("mouth")) + -bilis.