inexorably

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English

Etymology

From inexorable +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

Adverb

inexorably (comparative more inexorably, superlative most inexorably)

  1. In an inexorable manner; without the possibility of stopping or prevention.
    We watched as the storm clouds advanced inexorably closer to us.
    • 2000, Mark Gatiss, Last of the Gaderene, chapter 27
      The strange group of villagers shuffled inexorably forward.

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