irremeable
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Origin of irremeable
1560–70; < Latin irremeābilis, equivalent to ir- ir- 2 + remeā ( re ) to come back ( re- re- + meāre to go; cf. permeate) + -bilis -ble
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His authority is Dryden's Virgil: "The keeper dream'd, the chief without delay Pass'd on, and took th' irremeable way."
From Autobiography, Letters and Literary Remains of Mrs. Piozzi (Thrale) (2nd ed.) (2 vols.) Edited with notes and Introductory Account of her life and writings by Piozzi, Hester Lynch
The warder overwhelmed, Aeneas makes entrance, and quickly issues from the bank of the irremeable wave.
From The Aeneid of Virgil by Virgil
"My wealth, my rank, my irremeable love for you, I throw them at your feet," Lord George cried piteously.
From The Happy Hypocrite A Fairy Tale For Tired Men by Beerbohm, Max, Sir
Knowledge acquired by a man of low degree places him on a level with a prince, as a small river attains the irremeable ocean; and his fortune is then exalted.
From Book of Wise Sayings Selected Largely from Eastern Sources by Clouston, William Alexander
The unusual though expressive term "irremeable," is defined in his dictionary, "admitting no return."
From Autobiography, Letters and Literary Remains of Mrs. Piozzi (Thrale) (2nd ed.) (2 vols.) Edited with notes and Introductory Account of her life and writings by Piozzi, Hester Lynch
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