irredeemable

[ ir-i-dee-muh-buhl ]

/ ˌɪr ɪˈdi mə bəl /

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adjective

not redeemable; incapable of being bought back or paid off.

irremediable; irreparable; hopeless.

beyond redemption; irreclaimable.

(of paper money) not convertible into gold or silver.

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Origin of irredeemable

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

OTHER WORDS FROM irredeemable

ir·re·deem·a·bil·i·ty, ir·re·deem·a·ble·ness, nounir·re·deem·a·bly, adverb

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How to use irredeemable in a sentence

The skateboarder is as irredeemably evil as the others are noble.
The 2014 Novel of the Year|Nathaniel Rich|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
If that theory is true Mohammad may have felt he had been humiliated and had irredeemably lost face.
The Fallout from the AWK Murder|Sami Yousafzai, Ron Moreau|July 14, 2011|DAILY BEAST
In just one day, the News of the World brand had become irredeemably toxic.
How Angry Moms Toppled the 'World'|William Coles|July 11, 2011|DAILY BEAST
He describes him as irredeemably corrupt, not an appropriate partner for a pacification program, and cannot change.
'Assange Is in Some Danger'|Samuel P. Jacobs|June 11, 2010|DAILY BEAST

The average Italian presumes that the state is hopelessly inefficient and irredeemably corrupt in equal measure.
Berlusconi Burlesque|Alex Massie|September 23, 2009|DAILY BEAST
She declared her conviction that had Phineas been a moment later her husband's neck would have been irredeemably broken.
Phineas Finn|Anthony Trollope
You are either irredeemably awkward or have caused this accident by deliberate intention.
The Fortunes of Philippa|Angela Brazil
Irredeemably discredited from the outset, the Tories had been overridden and outlawed from one end of the Union to the other.
The Critical Period of American History|John Fiske
But the Elizabethan dramatists confounded the forms irredeemably; and 'you' has gradually ousted 'ye' from ordinary use.
The Verbalist|Thomas Embly Osmun, (AKA Alfred Ayres)
He was the offspring of crime, his parents being irredeemably besotted and vicious.
Historic Tales, Vol. 1 (of 15)|Charles Morris

British Dictionary definitions for irredeemable

irredeemable

/ (ˌɪrɪˈdiːməbəl) /

adjective

(of bonds, debentures, shares, etc) without a date of redemption of capital; incapable of being bought back directly or paid off

(of paper money) not convertible into specie

(of a sinner) not able to be saved or reformed

(of a loss) not able to be recovered; irretrievable

not able to be improved or rectified; irreparable

Derived forms of irredeemable

irredeemability or irredeemableness, nounirredeemably, adverb

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