English Explanatory Dictionary

irrecoverable

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Not recoverable; incapable of being recovered
  2. That cannot be recovered from or made good; irremediable.

Word forms

irrecoverable more irrecoverable most irrecoverable

Etymology

From Middle English irrecoverable, from Middle French irrecovrable. Attested earlier than recoverable. By surface analysis, ir- + recoverable.

Synonyms

unrecoverable gone

Derived words

irrecoverableness irrecoverably
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