irrecoverable

[ir-i-kuhv-er-uh-buhl]

ir·re·cov·er·a·ble

[ir-i-kuhv-er-uh-buhl]
adjective
1.
incapable of being recovered or regained: an irrecoverable debt.
2.
unable to be remedied or rectified; irretrievable: an irrecoverable loss.

Origin:
1530–40; ir-2 + recoverable

ir·re·cov·er·a·ble·ness, noun
ir·re·cov·er·a·bly, adverb
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Irrecoverable has a plethora of syllables.
So is supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. Does it mean:
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
given to using long words.
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irrecoverable (ˌɪrɪˈkʌvərəbəl, -ˈkʌvrə-)
 
adj
1.  not able to be recovered or regained
2.  not able to be remedied or rectified
 
irre'coverableness
 
n
 
irre'coverably
 
adv

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