The Only Use of
implacable
in
All Quiet on the Western Front
- In whirling confusion my thoughts hum in my brain—I hear the warning voice of my mother, I see the Russians with the flowing beards leaning against the wire fence, I have a bright picture of a canteen with stools, of a cinema in Valenciennes; tormented, terrified, in my imagination I see the grey, implacable muzzle of a rifle which moves noiselessly before me whichever way I try to turn my head.†
Chpt 9
Definition:
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(implacable) not capable of being placated (appeased)