Exorable
[ek-ser-uh-buh l] /ˈɛk sər ə bəl/
adjective
1.
susceptible of being persuaded or moved by entreaty.
/ˈɛksərəbəl/
adjective
1.
able to be persuaded or moved by pleading
adjective
capable of being moved or persuaded by an urgent request or earnest petition
adj.
1570s, “susceptible of being moved by entreaty” (a word much rarer than its opposite), from Latin exorabilis, from exorare “to persuade” (see inexorable).
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