implacable

  • 21implacable — im|plac|a|ble [ımˈplækəbəl] adj [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: implacabilis, from placabilis easily made calm ] very determined to continue opposing someone or something ▪ implacable enemies ▪ The government faces implacable opposition on the …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 22implacable — im|plac|a|ble [ ım plækəbl ] adjective having or expressing very angry or determined feelings that will not change: the country s implacable opposition to the war He looked at Matilda s implacable face. ╾ im|plac|a|bly adverb: Harris remained… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 23implacable — adjective very determined to continue opposing someone or something: an implacable enemy | The tabloid newspapers remained implacable in their opposition. implacably adverb: A few organizations remain implacably opposed to Sunday trading.… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 24implacable — UK [ɪmˈplækəb(ə)l] / US adjective having or expressing very angry or determined feelings that will not change the country s implacable opposition to the war He looked at Matilda s implacable face. Derived word: implacably adverb Harris remained… …

    English dictionary

  • 25implacable — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin implacabilis, from in + placabilis placable Date: 15th century not placable ; not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated < an implacable enemy > • implacability noun •&#8230; …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 26implacable — implacability, implacableness, n. implacably, adv. /im plak euh beuhl, play keuh /, adj. not to be appeased, mollified, or pacified; inexorable: an implacable enemy. [1375 1425; late ME < L implacabilis. See IM 2, PLACABLE] Syn. unappeasable,&#8230; …

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  • 27implacable — adj. Implacable is used with these nouns: ↑enemy, ↑foe, ↑hatred, ↑hostility …

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  • 28implacable — adjective the computer hacker has become the new implacable foe Syn: unappeasable, unforgiving, unsparing; inexorable, intransigent, inflexible, unyielding, unbending, uncompromising, unrelenting, relentless, ruthless, remorseless, merciless,&#8230; …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 29implacable — im•plac•a•ble [[t]ɪmˈplæk ə bəl, ˈpleɪ kə [/t]] adj. not to be appeased, mollified, or pacified; inexorable: an implacable enemy[/ex] • Etymology: 1375–1425; late ME &LT; L implācābilis. See im II, placable im•plac a•bil′i•ty, im•plac′a•ble•ness …

    From formal English to slang

  • 30implacable — /ɪmˈplækəbəl / (say im plakuhbuhl) adjective not placable; not to be appeased or pacified; inexorable: an implacable enemy. {Latin implācābilis} –implacability /ɪmˌplækəˈbɪləti/ (say im.plakuh biluhtee), implacableness, noun –implacably, adverb …