irretraceable
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- irretraceably adverb
Etymology
Origin of irretraceable
First recorded in 1840–50; ir- 2 + retraceable ( def. )
Example Sentences
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He had taken a step forward and upward—a step irretraceable.
From Sevenoaks by Holland, J. G. (Josiah Gilbert)
Admitting all these possibilities, I would entreat you to take no irretraceable step towards relieving the States lately in rebellion from all national control, until such favorable changes are clearly and unmistakably ascertained.
From Report on the Condition of the South by Schurz, Carl
Before committing ourselves to the dubious and irretraceable course of "Government ownership," or to the infectious expedient of a "pension system," is there anything of promise yet untried?—anything of superior simplicity and easier application?
From The Shadow On The Dial, and Other Essays 1909 by Howes, S. O. (Silas Orrin)
The ocean itself furnished its comment upon the irretraceable step which he had taken.
From The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 3, June, 1851 by Various
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