irremeable

American  

[ih-rem-ee-uh-buhl, ih-ree-mee-] / ɪˈrɛm i ə bəl, ɪˈri mi- /

adjective

Literary.

1. permitting no return to the original place or condition; irreversible.

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irremeable British  

/ ɪˈrɛmɪəbəl, ɪˈriː- /

adjective

1. archaic affording no possibility of return

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Other Word Forms

• irremeably adverb

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

The warder overwhelmed, Aeneas makes entrance, and quickly issues from the bank of the irremeable wave.

From The Aeneid of Virgil by Virgil

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

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 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 keeper charm'd, the chief without delay Pass'd on, and took th' irremeable way.

From The Aeneid English by Virgil