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English
Etymology
From ir- + retrievable.
Adjective
irretrievable (comparative more irretrievable, superlative most irretrievable)
- Not retrievable; irrecoverable; irreparable
an irretrievable loss
1844, The Western Law Journal, volume 2, page 272:But, having hung him, you cannot unhang him. With all your liability to err, you dare to take a step, which, if wrong at all, is infinitely so, because irretrievable.
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References
- “irretrievable”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “irretrievable”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.