irrecoverable

English

Etymology

ir- +‎ recoverable

Adjective

irrecoverable (comparative more irrecoverable, superlative most irrecoverable)

1. Not recoverable; incapable of being recovered.

   an irrecoverable debt

2. That cannot be recovered from or made good; irremediable.

   an irrecoverable disease; irrecoverable danger

Translations

incapable of being recovered

• Bulgarian: непоправим (bg) (nepopravim)
• Czech: nenávratný
• Ottoman Turkish: چوروك (çürük) (of money)
• Polish: niepowetowany
• Portuguese: irrecuperável

irremediable — see irremediable

References

• “irrecoverable”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• “irrecoverable”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.