irretrievably
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ɪˈtri adjective
not retrievable; irrecoverable; irreparable.
Related forms
ir·re·triev·a·bil·i·ty, ir·re·triev·a·ble·ness, noun
ir·re·triev·a·bly, adverb
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irretrievable (ˌɪrɪˈtriːvəbəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| not able to be retrieved, recovered, or repaired | |
| irretrieva'bility | |
| —n | |
| irre'trievableness | |
| —n | |
| irre'trievably | |
| —adv | |
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Irretrievably
is always a great word to know.
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| irretrievable (ˌɪrɪˈtriːvəbəl) | |
| —adj | |
| not able to be retrieved, recovered, or repaired | |
| irretrieva'bility | |
| —n | |
| irre'trievableness | |
| —n | |
| irre'trievably | |
| —adv | |
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Example sentences
Human effort would be irretrievably committed during the project planning, construction, and operations phases.
All that they had possessed was irretrievably lost, and they had nothing to show for it.
Unlike many in the tech world, he's a quiet disrupter, sabotaging business models silently and irretrievably.
Check the second box to indicate your marriage is irretrievably broken.
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