irrecoverable
English
Etymology
ir- + recoverable
Adjective
irrecoverable (comparative more irrecoverable, superlative most irrecoverable)
- Not recoverable; incapable of being recovered.
- an irrecoverable debt
- That cannot be recovered from or made good; irremediable.
- an irrecoverable disease; irrecoverable danger
Translations
incapable of being recovered
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irremediable — see irremediable
References
- “irrecoverable”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “irrecoverable”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
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