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; permeate ) + -bilis -ble

Example Sentences

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

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

"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

This is called the irremeable wall, for once it is passed there is no hope of return. 

From The Visions of the Sleeping Bard by Davies, Robert Gwyneddon

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

From The Aeneid of Virgil by Virgil