irreclaimable
[ ir-i-kley-muh-buhl ]
adjective
incapable of being reclaimed or rehabilitated: an irreclaimable swamp; irreclaimable offenders.
Origin of irreclaimable
1First recorded in 1600–10; ir-2 + reclaimable
Other words from irreclaimable
- ir·re·claim·a·bil·i·ty, ir·re·claim·a·ble·ness, noun
- ir·re·claim·a·bly, adverb
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British Dictionary definitions for irreclaimable
irreclaimable
/ (ˌɪrɪˈkleɪməbəl) /
adjective
not able to be reclaimed
Derived forms of irreclaimable
- irreclaimability or irreclaimableness, noun
- irreclaimably, adverb
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