irrecoverable

[ ir-i-kuhv-er-uh-buhl ]

/ ˌɪr ɪˈkʌv ər ə bəl /

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adjective

incapable of being recovered or regained: an irrecoverable debt.

unable to be remedied or rectified; irretrievable: an irrecoverable loss.

Origin of irrecoverable

First recorded in 1530–40; ir-² + recoverable

OTHER WORDS FROM irrecoverable

ir·re·cov·er·a·ble·ness, nounir·re·cov·er·a·bly, adverb

Words nearby irrecoverable

Irrawaddy, irreal, irrebuttable, irreclaimable, irreconcilable, irrecoverable, irrecusable, irredeemable, irredenta, irredentism, irredentist

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Example sentences from the Web for irrecoverable

To me at present the vital achievement of the book is that it inflicts an irrecoverable death-wound upon Intellectualism.
The Letters of William James, Vol. II|William James
It was like thinking on time, where the minute that now glides past is irrecoverable.
An Introduction to the History of Science|Walter Libby
On the one hand is the lofty massiveness of the Episcopal Palace—on the other the irrecoverable smash of poor men's homes.
The Challenge of the Dead|Stephen Graham
Draxy was not wont to allude to the lost and irrecoverable joys.
Saxe Holm's Stories|Helen Hunt Jackson

Now, in this sense, to redeem time already past is impossible, for when once gone it is irrecoverable.
The Mosaic History of the Creation of the World|Thomas Wood

British Dictionary definitions for irrecoverable

irrecoverable

/ (ˌɪrɪˈkʌvərəbəl, -ˈkʌvrə-) /

adjective

not able to be recovered or regained

not able to be remedied or rectified

Derived forms of irrecoverable

irrecoverableness, nounirrecoverably, adverb

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单词	irrecoverable
释义	irrecoverable [ ir-i-kuhv-er-uh-buhl ] / ˌɪr ɪˈkʌv ər ə bəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR irrecoverable ON THESAURUS.COM adjective incapable of being recovered or regained: an irrecoverable debt. unable to be remedied or rectified; irretrievable: an irrecoverable loss. Origin of irrecoverable First recorded in 1530–40; ir-² + recoverable OTHER WORDS FROM irrecoverable ir·re·cov·er·a·ble·ness, nounir·re·cov·er·a·bly, adverb Words nearby irrecoverable Irrawaddy, irreal, irrebuttable, irreclaimable, irreconcilable, irrecoverable, irrecusable, irredeemable, irredenta, irredentism, irredentist Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for irrecoverable To me at present the vital achievement of the book is that it inflicts an irrecoverable death-wound upon Intellectualism. The Letters of William James, Vol. II\|William James It was like thinking on time, where the minute that now glides past is irrecoverable. An Introduction to the History of Science\|Walter Libby On the one hand is the lofty massiveness of the Episcopal Palace—on the other the irrecoverable smash of poor men's homes. The Challenge of the Dead\|Stephen Graham Draxy was not wont to allude to the lost and irrecoverable joys. Saxe Holm's Stories\|Helen Hunt Jackson Now, in this sense, to redeem time already past is impossible, for when once gone it is irrecoverable. The Mosaic History of the Creation of the World\|Thomas Wood British Dictionary definitions for irrecoverable irrecoverable / (ˌɪrɪˈkʌvərəbəl, -ˈkʌvrə-) / adjective not able to be recovered or regained not able to be remedied or rectified Derived forms of irrecoverable irrecoverableness, nounirrecoverably, adverb Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to irrecoverable deadly, fatal, hopeless, inoperable, irreversible, irreplaceable, absent, adrift, disoriented, invisible, vanished, hidden, misplaced, forlorn, vain, futile, despondent, sad, terminal, impossible
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irrecoverable

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