irrepealable

[ ir-i-pee-luh-buh l ]

/ ˌɪr ɪˈpi lə bəl /

adjective

incapable of being repealed or revoked.

Nearby words

irremeable, irremediable, irremissible, irremovable, irreparable, irrepealable, irreplaceable, irrepleviable, irreplevisable, irrepressible, irreproachable

Origin of irrepealable

First recorded in 1625–35; ir-² + repealable

Related forms

ir·re·peal·a·bil·i·ty, ir·re·peal·a·ble·ness, nounir·re·peal·a·bly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for irrepealable

They were two castes, separate and standing apart as by the irrepealable law of God.
The Rise of the Mediaeval Church|Alexander Clarence Flick
The Senator says that by the expression "irrepealable law," Mr. Webster meant to include the compromise of 1820.
American Eloquence, Volume III. (of 4)|Various
Character stands as the irrepealable condition of reaching man's proper and true happiness.
Theoretical Ethics|Milton Valentine
That was the irrepealable condition under which aid from time to time was granted.
Mrs. Thompson|William Babington Maxwell

It possessed not the concentrated power of binding and irrepealable unity to protect the common flag of a common Union.
The Crisis of Eighteen Hundred and Sixty-One In The Government of The United States.|A. D. Steight

British Dictionary definitions for irrepealable

irrepealable

/ (ˌɪrɪˈpiːləbəl) /

adjective

not able to be repealed

Derived Forms

irrepealability or irrepealableness, nounirrepealably, adverb

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