"inexorably" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /ɪnˈɛk.sə.ɹə.bli/, [ɪnˈɛɡ.zə.ɹə.bli] Audio: en-us-inexorably.ogg , en-au-inexorably.ogg Forms: more inexorably [comparative], most inexorably [superlative]
Etymology: From inexorable + -ly. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|inexorable|ly}} inexorable + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} inexorably (comparative more inexorably, superlative most inexorably)
  1. In an inexorable manner; without the possibility of stopping or prevention. Synonyms (in an inexorable manner): relentlessly, unrelentingly Related terms: inexorable Translations (in an inexorable manner; relentlessly): بەناچاری (benaçarî) (Central Kurdish), onverbiddelijk (Dutch), ontoegeeflijk (Dutch), vääjäämättömästi (Finnish), armottomasti (Finnish), inexorablement (French), impitoyablement (French), inévitablement (French), inéluctablement (French), inexorabelmente (Galician), unaufhörlich (German), unaufhaltsam (German), unwiderstehlich (German), inesorabilmente (Italian), неумоливо (neumolivo) (Macedonian), непопустливо (nepopustlivo) (Macedonian), ustoppelig (Norwegian), nieubłaganie (Polish), niepowstrzymanie (Polish), inexoravelmente (Portuguese), неумоли́мо (neumolímo) (Russian), непреклонно (nepreklonno) (Russian), inexorablemente (Spanish), despiadadamente (Spanish), inevitablemente (Spanish), ineluctablemente (Spanish), oundvikligen (Swedish), obönhörligen (Swedish)
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