In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
INEXORABLE
adamant, adamantine, inexorable, intransigent
(adjective) impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason; “he is adamant in his refusal to change his mind”; “Cynthia was inexorable; she would have none of him”- W.Churchill; “an intransigent conservative opposed to every liberal tendency”
grim, inexorable, relentless, stern, unappeasable, unforgiving, unrelenting
(adjective) not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty; “grim determination”; “grim necessity”; “Russia’s final hour, it seemed, approached with inexorable certainty”; “relentless persecution”; “the stern demands of parenthood”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
inexorable (comparative more inexorable, superlative most inexorable)
Impossible to prevent or stop; inevitable. [from mid 16th c.]
Synonyms: implacable, ineluctable, inescapable, unpreventable, unrelenting, unstoppable, Thesaurus:inevitable
Antonym: exorable
Unable to be persuaded; relentless; unrelenting. [from mid 16th c.]
Antonym: exorable
Adamant; severe.
Antonym: exorable
Source: Wiktionary
In*ex"o*ra*ble, a. Etym: [L. inexorabilis: cf. F. inexorable. See In- not, and Exorable, Adore.]
Definition: Not to be persuaded or moved by entreaty or prayer; firm; determined; unyielding; unchangeable; inflexible; relentless; as, an inexorable prince or tyrant; an inexorable judge. "Inexorable equality of laws." Gibbon. "Death's inexorable doom." Dryden. You are more inhuman, more inexorable, O, ten times more than tigers of Hyrcania. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
10 June 2025
COMMUNICATIONS
(noun) the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.); “communications is his major field of study”
Coffee Trivia
