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irremediable

[ ir-i-mee-dee-uh-buhl ]
/ ˌɪr ɪˈmi di ə bəl /
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adjective
not admitting of remedy, cure, or repair: irremediable conduct.
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Origin of irremediable

From the Latin word irremediābilis, dating back to 1540–50. See ir-2, remediable

OTHER WORDS FROM irremediable

ir·re·me·di·a·ble·ness, nounir·re·me·di·a·bly, adverb

Words nearby irremediable

irrelevant, irrelievable, irreligion, irreligious, irremeable, irremediable, irremissible, irremovable, irreparable, irrepealable, irreplaceable
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Words related to irremediable

bad, beyond recall, cureless, cynical, dejected, demoralized, despairing, desperate, despondent, disconsolate, discouraging, downhearted, fatal, forlorn, gone, goner, helpless, ill-fated, impossible, impracticable

How to use irremediable in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for irremediable

irremediable
/ (ˌɪrɪˈmiːdɪəbəl) /
adjective
not able to be remedied; incurable or irreparable

Derived forms of irremediable

irremediableness, nounirremediably, adverb
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