remedilessnessn.
/ˈrɛmᵻdɪlᵻsnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈrɛmədilᵻsnᵻs/ The state, condition, or fact of being remediless; incurableness.
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the world > action or operation > amending > [noun] > capability of > not
remedilessness1601
irremediablenessa1631
irreparableness1839
the mind > mental capacity > expectation > despair, hopelessness > desperate state or condition > [noun] > beyond recovery
desperateness1571
remedilessness1601
irremediablenessa1631
incurability1632
incurableness1634
unrelievableness1654
insanability1659
irreparableness1727
curelessness1892
irredressibility1892
1601 A. Dent Plaine Mans Path-way to Heauen 399 Concerning the torments of hell, I doo note three things..the extremitie, perpetuitie, and remedilesnesse therof.
1684 J. Howe Redeemer's Tears in Wks. (1846) 88 They show the remedilessness of thy case.
a1758 J. Edwards Hist. Redempt. (1782) ii. i. 140 The remedilessness of their disease might by long experience be seen.
1832 W. Jay Evening Exercises for Closet II. 271 What wretched infatuation to leave the decision till the discovery and the remedilessness arrive together!
1897 W. James Will to Believe (1898) 173 The heart of the romantic utterances, whether poetical, critical, or historical, is this inward remedilessness.
1914 Iowa Homestead (Des Moines) 14 May 26/4 He cries in the agony of despair, ‘I knew my duty, and I did it not!’ The remedilessness of it! The gnawing worm will never die.
2003 Express (Nexis) 6 Jan. 45 Indeed, the ailments I have diagnosed may be affected by remedilessness.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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