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ir·re·claim·a·ble

Audio Help [ir-i-kley-muh-buh

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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 Audio Help (ĭr'ĭ-klā'mə-bəl) Pronunciation Key
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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