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nonirreparable en · ADJ

Etymology

From non- + irreparable.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Not irreparable.
    • She was a Catholic, and that, added to the normal respect most officers have for the clergy, had led her to make a mistake a minor, nonirreparable one. 2012, William Kienzle, Bishop as Pawn:
    • Prehistoric toolmakers overlooked some knapping errors (excluding nonirreparable breakage) because they ignored certain types of errors in favor of recognizing a consistent and meaningful whole of the tool. 2011, Wm Jack Hranicky, Prehistoric Projectile Points Found Along the Atlantic Coastal Plain, page 227: