irreclaimable
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- irreclaimability noun
- irreclaimableness noun
- irreclaimably adverb
Etymology
Origin of irreclaimable
First recorded in 1600–10; ir- 2 + reclaimable ( def. )
Example Sentences
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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
But parent love suffereth long and is kind, hopes against hope, and waits and is still hopeful when every one else has written the offender down irreclaimable.
From One Day at a Time and Other Talks on Life and Religion by Alexander, Arch.
I have a rooted obstinacy about me, perfectly irreclaimable.
From Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume II by Lever, Charles James
"I suppose you thought that I had given you up as irreclaimable."
From Mattie:?A Stray (Vol 3 of 3) by Robinson, Frederick William
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