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ĭn-exōrābĭlis , e, adj.
I. That cannot be moved by entreaty, inexorable (class.).
A. Of persons, constr. with in, adversus, contra, or dat.
(α). With in and acc.: “qui inexorabilis in ceteros esse visus sum,” Cic. Sull. 31, 87.—
(β). With adversus: “adversus te et rem tuam,” Liv. 34, 4, 18.—
(γ). With contra: “contra improbos nocentesque,” Gell. 14, 4, 3.—
(δ). With dat.: “delictis,” Tac. A. 11, 18.— (ε) Absol.: ni me inexorabilem faxis, Pac. ap. Non. 184, 4: “judices,” Cic. Tusc. 1, 5, 10: “Achilles,” Hor. A. P. 121.—
B. Of inanim. and abstr. things: “res,” Liv. 2, 3: “disciplina,” inexorably severe, rigorous, Tac. H. 1, 51: “odium,” Ov. M. 5, 244: “fatum,” Verg. G. 2, 491: “claustra,” Val. Max. 4, 8, 2.— *
II. That cannot be obtained by entreaty: “neque inexorabile certe, Quod petimus,” Val. Fl. 5, 321.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (12):
    • Cicero, For Sulla, 31.87
    • Ovid, Metamorphoses, 5.244
    • Vergil, Georgics, 2.491
    • Horace, Ars Poetica, 121
    • Tacitus, Annales, 11.18
    • Tacitus, Historiae, 1.51
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 34, 4.18
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 2, 3
    • Cicero, Tusculanae Disputationes, 1.5
    • C. Valerius Flaccus, Argonautica, 5.321
    • Gellius, Noctes Atticae, 14.4.3
    • Valerius Maximus, Facta et Dicta Memorabilia, 4.8.2
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