irreclaimable

[ ir-i-kley-muh-buhl ]

adjective

1. incapable of being reclaimed or rehabilitated:

   an irreclaimable swamp; irreclaimable offenders.

irreclaimable

/ ˌɪrɪˈkleɪməbəl /

adjective

1. not able to be reclaimed

Derived Forms

• ˌirreˌclaimaˈbility, noun
• ˌirreˈclaimably, adverb

Other Words From

• irre·claima·bili·ty irre·claima·ble·ness noun
• irre·claima·bly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of irreclaimable¹

First recorded in 1600–10; ir- ² + reclaimable ( def )

Example Sentences

But I am an irreclaimable wanderer, and it is some time since I have been home.

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It is not his business to reform bad artists, who are probably quite irreclaimable.

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And the great majority of them, I fear, are even more irreclaimable than their comrades in other communities.

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Evil surroundings weigh more in producing criminals than heredity, and their children are not irreclaimable.

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Their irregular shape also condemns them for the most part with the many admirable but irreclaimable crooked rugs.

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