irrecoverable

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English irrecoverable, from Middle French irrecovrable. Attested earlier than recoverable. By surface analysis, ir- +‎ recoverable. === Adjective === irrecoverable (comparative more irrecoverable, superlative most irrecoverable) Not recoverable; incapable of being recovered That cannot be recovered from or made good; irremediable. ==== Synonyms ==== unrecoverable, gone ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “irrecoverable”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “irrecoverable”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.