irrevocable
[ ih-rev-uh-kuh-buhl ]
adjective
not to be revoked or recalled; unable to be repealed or annulled; unalterable: an irrevocable decree.
Origin of irrevocable
1Other words from irrevocable
- ir·rev·o·ca·bil·i·ty [ih-rev-uh-kuh-bil-i-tee], /ɪˌrɛv ə kəˈbɪl ɪ ti/, ir·rev·o·ca·ble·ness, noun
- ir·rev·o·ca·bly, adverb
- non·ir·rev·o·ca·bil·i·ty, noun
- non·ir·rev·o·ca·ble, adjective
- non·ir·rev·o·ca·ble·ness, noun
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How to use irrevocable in a sentence
Who knows but that deeper, more irrevocable misery might have been her lot had she not been warned in time?
The Crooked Stick | Rolf Boldrewood
British Dictionary definitions for irrevocable
irrevocable
/ (ɪˈrɛvəkəbəl) /
adjective
not able to be revoked, changed, or undone; unalterable
Derived forms of irrevocable
- irrevocability or irrevocableness, noun
- irrevocably, adverb
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