inexorably
/ɪnˈɛk.sə.ɹə.bli/
inexorably adverb: in an inexorable manner; without the possibility of stopping or prevention.
Adverb
inexorably (comparative more inexorably, superlative most inexorably)
- In an inexorable manner; without the possibility of stopping or prevention.
- We watched as the storm clouds advanced inexorably closer to us.
- One of his best stories was "Barney Oldfield's Race for a Life" (1914), of which there survives only an amusing still, showing poor Mabel Normand chained to the rails by two toughs, the moustached villain threatening her with a sledge-hammer, and an awful sense of that inexorably approaching...1958 February, David Gunston, “Railways on the Screen”, in Railway Magazine, page 87
- Synonyms:
- relentlessly, unrelentingly
inexorably meaning in Urdu
inexorably in Urdu
- بےرحمانی, بےرحمی سے, سختی سے
Examples of inexorably in a sentence
- The strange group of villagers shuffled inexorably forward.2000, Mark Gatiss, chapter 27, in Last of the Gaderene:
- I was drawn inexorably and immediately into the compelling detail discernible on this top-quality image.2021 December 1, Nigel Harris, “St Pancras and King's Cross: 1947”, in RAIL, number 945, page 36:
- The creative commons of the internet has been gradually and inexorably enclosed, much as agricultural land was by parliamentary acts from 1600 onwards in England.2024 May 4, John Naughton, “The internet is in decline – it needs rewilding”, in The Guardian:
Synonyms of inexorably
Forms of inexorably
| comparative | more inexorably |
|---|---|
| superlative | most inexorably |
Origin of inexorably
From inexorable + -ly.
Questions about inexorably
- What does inexorably mean?
- Inexorably means in an inexorable manner; without the possibility of stopping or prevention.
- What is inexorably in Urdu?
- Inexorably in Urdu is بےرحمانی, بےرحمی سے, سختی سے. See Inexorably meaning in Urdu.
- How do you use inexorably in a sentence?
- The strange group of villagers shuffled inexorably forward.
- What part of speech is inexorably?
- Inexorably is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce inexorably?
- Inexorably is pronounced /ɪnˈɛk.sə.ɹə.bli/.
Words near inexorably in the dictionary
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