Remediless

Remediless
Remediless Re*med"i*less (r?-m?d"?-l?s or r?m"?-d?-l?s; 277), a. 1. Not admitting of a remedy; incapable of being restored or corrected; incurable; irreparable; as, a remediless mistake or loss. ``Chains remedilesse.'' --Spenser. [1913 Webster]

Hopeless are all my evils, all remediless. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

2. Not answering as a remedy; ineffectual. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

Forced to forego the attempt remediless. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]

Syn: Incurable; cureless; irremediable; irrecoverable; irretrievable; irreparable; desperate. [1913 Webster] -- {Re*med"i*less}, adv. [Obs.] --Udall. -- {Re*med"i*less*ly}, adv. -- {Re*med"i*less*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]


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  • Remediless — Re*med i*less (r? m?d ? l?s or r?m ? d? l?s; 277), a. 1. Not admitting of a remedy; incapable of being restored or corrected; incurable; irreparable; as, a remediless mistake or loss. Chains remedilesse. Spenser. [1913 Webster] Hopeless are all… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • remediless — index inoperable (incurable), irredeemable, irremediable, irreparable, irreversible, irrevocable Burton s Legal Thesaurus …   Law dictionary

  • remediless — adjective see remedy I …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • remediless — /rem i dee lis/, adj. not admitting of remedy, as disease, trouble, damage, etc.; unremediable. [1400 50; late ME; see REMEDY, LESS] * * * …   Universalium

  • remediless — adjective Not having a remedy, not capable of being remedied …   Wiktionary

  • remediless — remɪdɪlɪs adj. cannot be corrected, cannot be fixed; cannot be cured, cannot be healed …   English contemporary dictionary

  • remediless — a. 1. Incurable, irremediable, cureless, desperate, hopeless, past cure. 2. Irreparable, irretrievable, irreclaimable, irrecoverable, irreversible, hopeless, past mending, past hope. 3. Ineffectual, powerless, incapable …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • remediless — rem·e·di·less …   English syllables

  • remediless — /ˈrɛmədiləs/ (say remuhdeeluhs) adjective not admitting of remedy, as disease, trouble, damage, etc …  

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