adverb
inexorably
ihn-EHK-suh-ruh-blee
adverb
1
In a way that cannot be stopped or changed; relentlessly.
"The debt grew inexorably until the business finally folded."
How to Use Inexorably
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishHappening steadily and unstoppably, with no way to hold it back.
Common pairings
inexorably towards
grow inexorably
Word Forms
more inexorably comparative, most inexorably superlative
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Etymology
From inexorable + -ly.
Rhymes for inexorably
notably
probably
arguably
amicably
suitably
reliably
admirably
favorably
miserably
reasonably
invariably
remarkably
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