irreclaimable

American  

[ir-i-kley-muh-buhl] / ˌɪr ɪˈkleɪ mə bəl /

adjective

1. incapable of being reclaimed or rehabilitated.

   an irreclaimable swamp; irreclaimable offenders.

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irreclaimable British  

/ ˌɪrɪˈkleɪməbəl /

adjective

1. not able to be reclaimed

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Other Word Forms

• irreclaimability
  noun
• irreclaimableness
  noun
• irreclaimably
  adverb

Etymology

Origin of irreclaimable

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

Example Sentences

There were giants in those Irreclaimable days; but in these days of ours, In dividing the work, we distribute the powers.

From Lucile by Meredith, Owen

Irreclaimable, ir-re-klām′a-bl, adj. that cannot be reclaimed or reformed: incorrigible.—n.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various