inexorable

inexorable
adj.
inexorable (avance).
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inexorable
► adjetivo
1 inexorable
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ADJ inexorable
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adjetivo <sentencia/castigo> inexorable; <juez/padre> inflexible, unyielding

el inexorable paso del tiempo — the inexorable passing of time

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= unrelenting, grim [grimmer -comp., grimmest -sup.], inexorable, relentless, ruthless, remorseless, bitter, grim-faced, implacable, adamantine.
Ex. Unrelenting tuition increases are pricing private institutions out of the reach of many middle-class parents.
Ex. Anita Schiller's own grim conclusion was that 'These two opposing and often inimical views, when incorporated within reference service, often reduce overall effectiveness'.
Ex. The inexorable tide of automation seems to be threatening the existence of old-fashioned, handwritten copymarking.
Ex. They need to be relentless in their fight for adequate funding so that the library service and the profession are not jeopardised.
Ex. The ruling also coincided with a flood of mergers and acquisitions that transformed gentlemen publishers into ruthless entrepreneurs.
Ex. The population explosion and the remorseless growth of knowledge are discussed.
Ex. The author notes the work of Melvyl Dewey in espousing library education and the bitter opposition from some library leaders.
Ex. In the English language, people are described as grim, while in Journalese they are referred to as being 'grim-faced'.
Ex. The implacable reduction in the dissemination of public documents constitutes a rebarbative policy that threatens the quality of reference services in libraries.
Ex. Nilsson's adamantine voice cut a swathe through 20th-century operatic history.
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* tiempo + seguir su marcha inexorable = time + march on.
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adjetivo <sentencia/castigo> inexorable; <juez/padre> inflexible, unyielding

el inexorable paso del tiempo — the inexorable passing of time

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= unrelenting, grim [grimmer -comp., grimmest -sup.], inexorable, relentless, ruthless, remorseless, bitter, grim-faced, implacable, adamantine.

Ex: Unrelenting tuition increases are pricing private institutions out of the reach of many middle-class parents.

Ex: Anita Schiller's own grim conclusion was that 'These two opposing and often inimical views, when incorporated within reference service, often reduce overall effectiveness'.
Ex: The inexorable tide of automation seems to be threatening the existence of old-fashioned, handwritten copymarking.
Ex: They need to be relentless in their fight for adequate funding so that the library service and the profession are not jeopardised.
Ex: The ruling also coincided with a flood of mergers and acquisitions that transformed gentlemen publishers into ruthless entrepreneurs.
Ex: The population explosion and the remorseless growth of knowledge are discussed.
Ex: The author notes the work of Melvyl Dewey in espousing library education and the bitter opposition from some library leaders.
Ex: In the English language, people are described as grim, while in Journalese they are referred to as being 'grim-faced'.
Ex: The implacable reduction in the dissemination of public documents constitutes a rebarbative policy that threatens the quality of reference services in libraries.
Ex: Nilsson's adamantine voice cut a swathe through 20th-century operatic history.
* tiempo + seguir su marcha inexorable = time + march on.

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inexorable
adjective
inexorable
el inexorable paso del tiempo the inexorable passing of time
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inexorable adjetivo inexorable
'inexorable' also found in these entries:
English:
grim
- unrelenting
- ruthless
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inexorable adj
1. [avance] inexorable
2. [persona] pitiless, unforgiving
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inexorable
adj inexorable
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inexorable adj
: inexorable
♦ inexorablemente adv

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