irrecoverably en · ADV
Etymology
Etymology tree English irrecoverable Middle English -ly English -ly English irrecoverably From irrecoverable + -ly.
Meanings
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In an irrecoverable manner; beyond recovery.
Unfortunately for our knowledge of the ancient Italian mythology, the ballad-poetry of Rome is irrecoverably lost.
1828, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, volume II, London: William Harrison Ainsworth, page 233:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more irrecoverably | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most irrecoverably | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |