irrecoverable
[ ir-i-kuhv-er-uh-buhl ]
adjective
incapable of being recovered or regained: an irrecoverable debt.
unable to be remedied or rectified; irretrievable: an irrecoverable loss.
Origin of irrecoverable
1First recorded in 1530–40; ir-2 + recoverable
Other words from irrecoverable
- ir·re·cov·er·a·ble·ness, noun
- ir·re·cov·er·a·bly, adverb
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British Dictionary definitions for irrecoverable
irrecoverable
/ (ˌɪrɪˈkʌvərəbəl, -ˈkʌvrə-) /
adjective
not able to be recovered or regained
not able to be remedied or rectified
Derived forms of irrecoverable
- irrecoverableness, noun
- irrecoverably, adverb
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