Irretrievable
[ɪrɪ'triːvəb(ə)l] or [,ɪrɪ'trivəbl]
Definition
(adj.) impossible to recover or recoup or overcome; 'an irretrievable loss'; 'irretrievable errors in judgment' .
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Definition
(a.) Not retrievable; irrecoverable; irreparable; as, an irretrievable loss.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. Irrecoverable, not to be restored, lost for ever.[2]. Irreparable, incurable, irremediable, remediless, past cure, past hope.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
[See RETRIEVABLE]
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Definition
adj. not to be recovered.—n. Irretriev′ableness.—adv. Irretriev′ably.
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Examples
- Then we are thrown back upon ourselves to reorganize our own attitude before proceeding to a definite and irretrievable course of action. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- You villain, why do you shrink from plunging into the irretrievable Gazette? William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- What a pity that young man has taken such an irretrievable step in the world! William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
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