implacable Meaning, Definition & Usage

Im*pla"ca*ble adjective

Etymology

L. implacabilis; pref. im- not + placabilis: cf. F. implacable. See Placable.

Definitions

1. Not placable; not to be appeased; incapable of being pacified; inexorable; as, an implacable prince.

   I see thou art implacable. Milton.

   An object of implacable enmity. Macaulay.

2. Incapable of ebign relieved or assuaged; inextinguishable. R.

   O! how I burn with implacable fire. Spenser.

   Which wrought them pain Implacable, and many a dolorous groan. Milton.

   Syn. -- Unappeasable; inexorable; irreconcilable; unrelenting; relentless; unyielding.