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Webster 1913 Edition


Irrecoverable

Irˊre-cov′er-a-ble

,
Adj.
Not capable of being recovered, regained, or remedied; irreparable;
as, an
irrecoverable
loss, debt, or injury
.
–
Irˊre-cov′er-a-ble-ness
,
Noun.
–
Irˊre-cov′er-a-bly
,
adv.

Webster 1828 Edition


Irrecoverable

IRRECOV'ERABLE

,
Adj.
[in and recoverable.]
1.
Not to be recovered or repaired; as an irrecoverable loss.
2.
That cannot be regained. Time past is irrecoverable.
3.
That cannot be obtained by demand or suit; as a debt.
4.
Not be remedied; as irrecoverable misery.