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irreclaimable

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ir⋅re⋅claim⋅a⋅ble

  [ir-i-kley-muh-buhl]
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–adjective
not reclaimable; incapable of being reclaimed or rehabilitated: an irreclaimable swamp; irreclaimable offenders.
Origin:
1600–10; ir- 2 + reclaimable

Related forms:
ir⋅re⋅claim⋅a⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, ir⋅re⋅claim⋅a⋅ble⋅ness, noun
ir⋅re⋅claim⋅a⋅bly, adverb
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ir·re·claim·a·ble   (ĭr'ĭ-klā'mə-bəl)   
adj.  Impossible to reclaim; being such that reclamation is precluded: irreclaimable wasteland.
ir're·claim'a·bil'i·ty, ir're·claim'a·ble·ness n., ir're·claim'a·bly adv.
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