irreclaimable
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Origin of irreclaimable
First recorded in 1600–10; ir- 2 + reclaimable ( def. )
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America lost 56,480 men in Viet Nam, the last irreclaimable body count.
From Time Magazine Archive
He understood that once Cully had slept in freedom for a whole night he would be wild again and irreclaimable.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
He caught his breath with something like a sigh of regret for an irreclaimable past.
From The Tree of Knowledge A Novel by Reynolds, Mrs. Baillie
The conditions—the theatre-question generally—in this country are horrific and unspeakable—utter, and so far as I can see irreclaimable, barbarism reigns.
From The Letters of Henry James, Vol. II by James, Henry
Their irregular shape also condemns them for the most part with the many admirable but irreclaimable crooked rugs.
From The Oriental Rug A Monograph on Eastern Rugs and Carpets, Saddle-Bags, Mats & Pillows, with a Consideration of Kinds and Classes, Types, Borders, Figures, Dyes, Symbols, etc. Together with Some Practical Advice to Collectors. by Ellwanger, W. D. (William DeLancey)
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