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Definitions for irreparable
ɪˈrɛp ər ə bəlir·repara·ble

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. irreparableadjective

    impossible to repair, rectify, or amend

    "irreparable harm"; "an irreparable mistake"; "irreparable damages"

Wiktionary

  1. irreparableadjective

    Incapable of being repaired, amended, cured or rectified

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Irreparableadjective

    Not to be recovered; not to be repaired.

    Etymology: irreparabilis, Lat. irreparable, Fr.

    Irreparable is the loss, and patience says it is not past her cure. William Shakespeare, Tempest.

    Toil'd with loss irreparable. John Milton.

    It is an irreparable injustice we are guilty of, when we are prejudiced by the looks of those whom we do not know. Addis.

    The story of Deucalion and Pyrrha teaches, that piety and innocence cannot miss of the divine protection, and that the only loss irreparable is that of our probity. Samuel Garth.

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  1. irreparable

    Irreparable refers to something that is so damaged or broken that it cannot be fixed, mended, or returned to its original condition. It can be used to describe physical objects, relationships, or conditions.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Irreparableadjective

    not reparable; not capable of being repaired, recovered, regained, or remedied; irretrievable; irremediable; as, an irreparable breach; an irreparable loss

  2. Etymology: [L. irreparabilis: cf. F. irrparable. See In- not, and Reparable.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Irreparable

    ir-rep′ar-a-bl, adj. that cannot be repaired or rectified.—ns. Irreparabil′ity, Irrep′arableness.—adv. Irrep′arably.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of irreparable in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of irreparable in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of irreparable in a Sentence

  1. Sylvia Claudio:

    What we are stressing here is the right to enter into and get out of a contract . if the marriage is irreparable.

  2. Bill Beardall:

    It has been regarded by almost all legal scholars as a very thin basis for claiming the kind of irreparable harm that would support a temporary injunction, or the kind of serious harm that would support standing.

  3. Michel Eyquem de Montaigne:

    The want of goods is easily repaired, but the poverty of the soul is irreparable.

  4. Representative Diego Ibanez:

    Keep in mind that they've been looking for this treasure for 20 years and still haven't found it, there's no indication that this new bedrock excavation is going to bear fruit. We're talking about causing irreparable geological damage. There is simply no justification for that.

  5. Jesse Panuccio:

    While we cannot ameliorate the irreparable harm to the victims and their families, we hope that securing this guilty plea brings them some measure of closure.

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