irreclaimable

[ ir-i-kley-muh-buh l ]

/ ˌɪr ɪˈkleɪ mə bəl /

incapable of being reclaimed or rehabilitated: an irreclaimable swamp; irreclaimable offenders.

Origin of irreclaimable

First recorded in 1600–10; ir-² + reclaimable

ir·re·claim·a·bil·i·ty, ir·re·claim·a·ble·ness, noun ir·re·claim·a·bly, adverb

Thats what Mrs. Dupont called it when she bracketed his name and mine together on the bulletin-board as Irreclaimable whisperers.

The Last of the Flatboats |George Cary Eggleston
He caught his breath with something like a sigh of regret for an irreclaimable past.

The Tree of Knowledge |Mrs. Baillie Reynolds
"Go down a pint or two, you mean," said Wilfrid Lawson, who is irreclaimable.

Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 104, March 25, 1893 |Various
Phil, you may be irreclaimable, but youve proved that this shaft isnt.

The Last of the Flatboats |George Cary Eggleston

Keep stripes for the ruffian who savagely maltreats his wife; for the hopeless brute, for the irreclaimable blackguard.

Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) |Various

irreclaimable

/ (ˌɪrɪˈkleɪməbəl) /

not able to be reclaimed

irreclaimability or irreclaimableness, noun irreclaimably, adverb