irrecoverable

[ ir-i-kuhv-er-uh-buh l ]
/ ˌɪr ɪˈkʌv ər ə bəl /

adjective

incapable of being recovered or regained: an irrecoverable debt.
unable to be remedied or rectified; irretrievable: an irrecoverable loss.

Origin of irrecoverable

First recorded in 1530–40; ir-2 + recoverable

OTHER WORDS FROM irrecoverable

ir·re·cov·er·a·ble·ness, noun ir·re·cov·er·a·bly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for irrecoverable

irrecoverable
/ (ˌɪrɪˈkʌvərəbəl, -ˈkʌvrə-) /

adjective

not able to be recovered or regained
not able to be remedied or rectified

Derived forms of irrecoverable

irrecoverableness, noun irrecoverably, adverb