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irretrievable

[ ir-i-tree-vuh-buhl ]

adjective

  1. not capable of being retrieved; irrecoverable; irreparable.


irretrievable

/ ˌɪɪˈٰːəə /

adjective

  1. not able to be retrieved, recovered, or repaired
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌˈٰ𱹲, adverb
  • ˌˌٰ𱹲ˈٲ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • r·ٰa·i·ٲ r·ٰa··Ա noun
  • r·ٰa· adverb
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of irretrievable1

1695–1705; ir- 2 + retrievable ( def )
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Under his now-defunct bill, at least one of the parties seeking a divorce on "irretrievable breakdown" grounds would have to present a witness who could testify to affirm the breakdown.

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"We have detailed strenuously for years that neither regulators nor industry can ensure against the permanent and irretrievable damage to Grand Canyon's aquifers and springs," McKinnon added.

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North Korea accused South Korea of scrapping the deal, known as the Comprehensive Military Agreement, and said Seoul will be held "wholly accountable in case an irretrievable clash breaks out" between the two Koreas.

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Posner toys with plot points and character names, but the basic storyline is the same and the essential Chekhovian angst over squandered potential and irretrievable loss is preserved.

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The result, she claimed, was “irretrievable reputational and emotional harm,” with herself and Bartiromo scapegoated in the Dominion lawsuit as “sacrificial female lambs.”

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