irretrievable

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English

Etymology

From ir- +‎ retrievable.

Adjective

irretrievable (comparative more irretrievable, superlative most irretrievable)

  1. 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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