French Conversation · Level 46
74 words
French word
inexorablement
Pronunciation
IPA/inɛgzoʁabləmɑ̃/
Meaning
- adverbrelentlessly
Example
La pluie tombe inexorablement toute la nuit.
The rain falls relentlessly all night.
More examples
La date limite approche inexorablement.
The deadline is inexorably approaching.
Core concept
A steady onward movement whose outcome cannot be diverted by pleading or resistance.
Similar words
inévitablement: In a way that cannot be avoided, with the final result bound to occur.
Definition in French
Exprime qu'un événement survient sans possibilité d'arrêt, de manière inexorable.
Word origin
Inexorablement comes from the adjective inexorable with -ment; inexorable traces to Latin inexorabilis, from in- 'not' and exorare 'to obtain through pleading'.
Usage tips
- Inexorablement describes how an event or process proceeds, whereas inévitablement mainly marks its outcome as unavoidable.
Other meanings
- inevitablyadverb
Opposites
- doucementgentlyadverb
Related words
- inexorableinexorableadjective