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, adverbWords nearby irrecoverable
irrawaddy,
irreal,
irrebuttable,
irreclaimable,
irreconcilable,
irrecoverable,
irrecusable,
irredeemable,
irredenta,
irredentist,
irreducible
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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