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irreclaimable

[ir-i-kley-muh-buhl]

ir·re·claim·a·ble

[ir-i-kley-muh-buhl]
adjective
not reclaimable; incapable of being reclaimed or rehabilitated: an irreclaimable swamp; irreclaimable offenders.

Origin:
1600–10; ir-2 + reclaimable

ir·re·claim·a·bil·i·ty, ir·re·claim·a·ble·ness, noun
ir·re·claim·a·bly, adverb
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Irreclaimable has a plethora of syllables.
So is sesquipedalianism. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
given to using long words.
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irreclaimable (ˌɪrɪˈkleɪməbəl)
 
adj
not able to be reclaimed
 
irreclaima'bility
 
n
 
irre'claimableness
 
n
 
irre'claimably
 
adv

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