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Webster 1828 Edition


Irretrievable

IRRETRIE'VABLE

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Adj.
[in and retrievable, from retrieve.]
Not to be recovered or repaired; irrecoverable; irreparable; as an irretrievable loss.

Definition 2024


irretrievable

irretrievable

English

Adjective

irretrievable (comparative more irretrievable, superlative most irretrievable)

  1. Not retrievable; irrecoverable; irreparable
    an irretrievable loss

References

  • irretrievable in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
  • irretrievable in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913