implacable

[ im-plak-uh-buhl, -pley-kuh- ]

/ ɪmˈplæk ə bəl, -ˈpleɪ kə- /

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adjective

not to be appeased, mollified, or pacified; inexorable: an implacable enemy.

Origin of implacable

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English word from Latin word implācābilis. See im-², placable

SYNONYMS FOR implacable

unappeasable, unbending, merciless. See inflexible.

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OTHER WORDS FROM implacable

im·plac·a·bil·i·ty, im·plac·a·ble·ness, noun im·plac·a·bly, adverb

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Example sentences from the Web for implacability

And now I have added to her troubles that fancy that I was obdurate in my anger and implacability.'

Stray Pearls |Charlotte M. Yonge
It illustrated and emphasized as no previous event had done, the implacability of the sentiment hostile to slavery.

The History of the Confederate War, Its Causes and Its Conduct, Volume I (of 2) |George Cary Eggleston
The implacability of the court of Vienna was equalled by nothing but the perseverance of the French ministry.

The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.II. |Tobias Smollett
His power is incalculable and his implacability is absolute.

Destiny |Charles Neville Buck

Sulphurous rage, in gusts or in lasting tempests, rising from a fund of just implacability, is inevitable.

History Of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Volume IV. (of XXI.) |Thomas Carlyle

British Dictionary definitions for implacability

implacable

/ (ɪmˈplækəbəl) /

adjective

incapable of being placated or pacified; unappeasable

inflexible; intractable

Derived forms of implacable

implacability or implacableness, noun implacably, adverb

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