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unrecoverable en · ADJ

Etymology

From Middle English unrecoverable, un recoverabyll, un recoverabylle, unrecuverable, equivalent to un- + recoverable. Attested earlier than recoverable.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Not recoverable; that cannot be recovered.
2. (not-comparable) From which recovery is not possible.
   • The software crashed with an unrecoverable error, and I lost half an hour of work.

Deriveds

unrecoverably · unrecoverableness

Synonyms

irrecoverable

unrecoverable en · NOUN

Etymology

From Middle English unrecoverable, un recoverabyll, un recoverabylle, unrecuverable, equivalent to un- + recoverable. Attested earlier than recoverable.

Meanings

1. Something that cannot be recovered.

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