irremeable
Americanadjective
adjective
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Etymology
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
Example Sentences
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The keeper charm'd, the chief without delay Pass'd on, and took th' irremeable way.
From The Aeneid English by Virgil
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
The warder overwhelmed, Aeneas makes entrance, and quickly issues from the bank of the irremeable wave.
From The Aeneid of Virgil by Virgil
O thou hast given me such a glimpse of hell, So pushed me forward, even to the brink Of that irremeable burning gulph, That, looking in the abyss, I dare not leap.
From The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 07 by Scott, Walter, Sir
The sentry lulled, Æneas, blithe and brave, 496 Seizes the pass, and leaves the irremeable wave.
From The Æneid of Virgil Translated into English Verse by E. Fairfax Taylor by Taylor, Edward Fairfax
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