irremediable

[ ir-i-mee-dee-uh-buh l ]

/ ˌɪr ɪˈmi di ə bəl /

not admitting of remedy, cure, or repair: irremediable conduct.

Origin of irremediable

From the Latin word irremediābilis, dating back to 1540–50. See ir-², remediable

ir·re·me·di·a·ble·ness, noun ir·re·me·di·a·bly, adverb

He was hurt, irremediably hurt, he knew, in what stands in us for the affections.

The Prisoner |Alice Brown
Such a fortuitous relation would be severed in the shortest possible time, completely and irremediably severed.

Beatrice Leigh at College |Julia Augusta Schwartz
One masterpiece of the mediaeval craftsmen's chisel is, however, irremediably destroyed—the figure of the devil.

Leaves from a Field Note-Book |J. H. Morgan
Not so comic as mothers-in-law, of course; not invariably and irremediably comic; but provocative of mirth and irreverence.

Adventures and Enthusiasms |E. V. Lucas

He realized that his ways of life had cut him off irremediably from marriage with such a woman as this.

The Secret of the Silver Car |Wyndham Martyn

irremediable

/ (ˌɪrɪˈmiːdɪəbəl) /

not able to be remedied; incurable or irreparable

irremediableness, noun irremediably, adverb