not to be pacified or appeased

In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel The Scarlet Letter, Hester Prynne appeals to her husband, Roger Chillingworth, to cease his relentless persecution of the Reverend Mr. Dimmesdale; however, the implacable Chillingworth, consumed with vengeance, refuses her request.

Related English words: implacability, implacableness

Latin root words: implacabilis, implacabile - unappeasable; placo, placare, placavi, placatus - to calm, soothe, quiet, appease

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