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implacable
implacable [ im plákəb'l ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
impossible to appease: impossible to pacify or to reduce in strength or force
an implacable foe
an implacable ice storm
[15th century. < Latin implacabilis< placabilis 'easily appeased' < placare 'to calm']

implacability [ im plákə bílləti ] noun
implacableness [ im plákəb'lnəss ] noun
implacably [ im plákəbli ] adverb
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