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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

irrecoverable en · ADJ

Etymology

From Middle English irrecoverable, from Middle French irrecovrable. Attested earlier than recoverable. By surface analysis, ir- + recoverable.

Meanings

  1. Not recoverable; incapable of being recovered
    • irrecoverable data
    • an irrecoverable debt
  2. That cannot be recovered from or made good; irremediable.
    • an irrecoverable disease; irrecoverable danger

Forms

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most irrecoverable Degree=Sup lexicographic
more irrecoverable Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Deriveds

irrecoverableness · irrecoverably

Synonyms

unrecoverable · gone

Translations (6)

pt irrecuperável (incapable of being recovered) · pl niepowetowany (incapable of being recovered) · cs nenávratný (incapable of being recovered) · ja 回復不能 (incapable of being recovered) · bg непоправим (incapable of being recovered) · ota چوروك (incapable of being recovered)