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Definitions for irrecoverable
ˌɪr ɪˈkʌv ər ə bəlir·recov·er·able
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Princeton's WordNet
unrecoverable, irrecoverableadjective
incapable of being recovered or regained
Wiktionary
irrecoverableadjective
Not recoverable or admitting of recovery; incapable of being recovered: as, an irrecoverable debt.
irrecoverableadjective
That cannot be recovered from or made good; irremediable; as an irrecoverable disease; irrecoverable danger.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Irrecoverableadjective
Etymology: in and recoverable.
Time, in a natural sense, is irrecoverable: the moment just fled by us, it is impossible to recall. John Rogers.
The irrecoverable loss of so many livings of principal value. Richard Hooker.
It concerns every man, that would not trifle away his soul, and fool himself into irrecoverable misery, with the greatest seriousness to enquire. John Tillotson, Sermons.
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irrecoverable
Irrecoverable refers to a situation, condition or event that is impossible to regain, retrieve, restore or undo. It often refers to lost items, wasted time, missed opportunities or situations that cannot be redeemed or rectified.
Webster Dictionary
Irrecoverableadjective
not capable of being recovered, regained, or remedied; irreparable; as, an irrecoverable loss, debt, or injury
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Irrecoverable
ir-re-kuv′ėr-a-bl, adj. irretrievable.—n. Irrecov′erableness.—adv. Irrecov′erably.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of irrecoverable in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of irrecoverable in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of irrecoverable in a Sentence
In our African culture there are taboos ... we say 'this child is cursed', we will say there is witchcraft, that this child is irrecoverable, when you live ... without knowing if you are he or she, when you have to constantly justify who you are, its not easy.
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