inexorably

From inexorable +‎ -ly.

• IPA^(key): /ɪnˈɛk.sə.ɹə.bli/, [ɪnˈɛɡ.zə.ɹə.bli]

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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, chapter 27, in Last of the Gaderene:

     The strange group of villagers shuffled inexorably forward.

   • 2003, Matrix Reloaded, The Architect:

     While it remains a burden assiduously avoided, it is not unexpected, and thus not beyond a measure of control. Which has led you, inexorably, here.

   • 2007, Scott Smith, The Ruins, page 136:

     Later, they all felt guilty about having laughed, especially when it looked as if she might not be able to walk again. But she did, eventually—implacably, inexorably—with a slight limp, perhaps, although this was barely noticeable, not noticeable at all, really, unless you knew the story, unless you were watching for it.

   • 2014, James Lambert, “Diachronic stability in Indian English lexis”, in World Englishes, page 114:

     The fact that the juggernaut of Indian English rolls inexorably on, largely unconcerned by the academic arguments taking place about it, is in itself an indicator of an endonormative force in the variety, and this can be traced historically.

   • 2021 December 1, Nigel Harris, “St Pancras and King's Cross: 1947”, in RAIL, number 945, page 36:

     This magnificent picture really stopped me in my tracks when I stumbled across it. I was drawn inexorably and immediately into the compelling detail discernible on this top-quality image.

   • 2024 May 4, John Naughton, “The internet is in decline – it needs rewilding”, in The Guardian‎:

     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.

• (in an inexorable manner): relentlessly, unrelentingly

• inexorable

• “inexorably”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.