That which is past is gone and irrecoverable. --Bacon.
Syn: Irreparable; irretrievable; irremediable; unalterable; incurable; hopeless. -- {Ir`re*cov"er*a*ble*ness}, n. -- {Ir`re*cov"er*a*bly}, adv. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
irrecoverable — ir‧re‧cov‧er‧a‧ble [ˌɪrɪˈkʌvrəbl◂] adjective irrecoverable debts or payments cannot or will not be paid back: • Any advance paid would be irrecoverable. * * * irrecoverable UK US /ˌɪrɪˈkʌvərəbl/ adjective ► impossible to get back: »The… … Financial and business terms
irrecoverable — I adjective beyond recall, incorrigible, irredeemable, irreparable, irretrievable, irreversible, past hope II index incorrigible, irredeemable, irremediable, irreparable … Law dictionary
irrecoverable — (adj.) mid 15c., from O.Fr. irrecovrable, from assimilated form of in not, opposite of (see IN (Cf. in ) (1)) + recovrable (see RECOVER (Cf. recover)). In same sense irrecuperable (from L.L. irrecuperabilis) is from mid 14c. Related:… … Etymology dictionary
irrecoverable — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not able to be recovered or remedied. DERIVATIVES irrecoverably adverb … English terms dictionary
irrecoverable — [ir΄i kuv′ər ə bəl] adj. that cannot be recovered, rectified, or remedied; irretrievable irrecoverably adv … English World dictionary
irrecoverable — adjective a) Not recoverable or admitting of recovery; incapable of being recovered: as, an irrecoverable debt. b) That cannot be recovered from or made good; irremediable; as an irrecoverable disease; irrecoverable danger … Wiktionary
irrecoverable — ir|re|cov|er|a|ble [ˌırıˈkʌvərəbəl] adj formal something that is irrecoverable is lost or has gone and you cannot get it back ▪ irrecoverable loss of sight ▪ The insurance premium is wholly irrecoverable … Dictionary of contemporary English
irrecoverable — irrecoverableness, n. irrecoverably, adv. /ir i kuv euhr euh beuhl/, adj. 1. incapable of being recovered or regained: an irrecoverable debt. 2. unable to be remedied or rectified; irretrievable: an irrecoverable loss. [1530 40; IR 2 +… … Universalium
irrecoverable — adjective something that is irrecoverable is lost or has gone and you cannot get it back: irrecoverable costs irrecoverably adverb … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
irrecoverable — /ɪrəˈkʌvərəbəl/ (say iruh kuvuhruhbuhl), / ˈkʌvrə / (say kuvruh ) adjective 1. that cannot be regained: an irrecoverable debt. 2. that cannot be remedied or rectified: irrecoverable sorrow. –irrecoverableness, noun –irrecoverably, adverb …
