irreclaimable

[ ir-i-kley-muh-buhl ]

adjective
  1. incapable of being reclaimed or rehabilitated: an irreclaimable swamp; irreclaimable offenders.

Origin of irreclaimable

1
First 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
  1. not able to be reclaimed

Derived forms of irreclaimable

  • irreclaimability or irreclaimableness, noun
  • irreclaimably, adverb

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