irreclaimable

[ ir-i-kley-muh-buh l ]

/ ˌɪr ɪˈkleɪ mə bəl /

adjective

incapable of being reclaimed or rehabilitated: an irreclaimable swamp; irreclaimable offenders.

Nearby words

irrationalize, irrawaddy, irreal, irreality, irrebuttable, irreclaimable, irreconcilable, irrecoverable, irrecusable, irredeemable, irredenta

Origin of irreclaimable

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

Related formsir·re·claim·a·bil·i·ty, ir·re·claim·a·ble·ness, nounir·re·claim·a·bly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for irreclaimable

Thats what Mrs. Dupont called it when she bracketed his name and mine together on the bulletin-board as Irreclaimable whisperers.
The Last of the Flatboats|George Cary Eggleston
He caught his breath with something like a sigh of regret for an irreclaimable past.
The Tree of Knowledge|Mrs. Baillie Reynolds
"Go down a pint or two, you mean," said Wilfrid Lawson, who is irreclaimable.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 104, March 25, 1893|Various
Phil, you may be irreclaimable, but youve proved that this shaft isnt.
The Last of the Flatboats|George Cary Eggleston

Keep stripes for the ruffian who savagely maltreats his wife; for the hopeless brute, for the irreclaimable blackguard.
Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for irreclaimable

irreclaimable

/ (ˌɪrɪˈkleɪməbəl) /

adjective

not able to be reclaimed

Derived Formsirreclaimability or irreclaimableness, nounirreclaimably, adverb

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