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Definition of Irretrievable
1. Adjective. Impossible to recover or recoup or overcome. "Irretrievable errors in judgment"
Definition of Irretrievable
1. a. Not retrievable; irrecoverable; irreparable; as, an irretrievable loss.
Definition of Irretrievable
1. Adjective. Not retrievable; irrecoverable; irreparable; as, an irretrievable loss. ¹
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Definition of Irretrievable
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Irretrievable
Literary usage of Irretrievable
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Scotland by Walter Scott, Mayo Williamson Hazeltine (1899)
"... fall into disorder—Bruce attacks with the Reserve—The Camp Followers appear
on the Field of Battle—The English fall into irretrievable Confusion, ..."
2. Incidents of Travel in Yucatan by John Lloyd Stephens (1848)
"irretrievable Ruin. — Extraordinary Structure. — Doorways. — Chambers.—Gigantic
Wall, covered with Designs in Stucco.— Death's Heads. ..."
3. Scotland by Walter Scott, Mayo Williamson Hazeltine (1901)
"... fall into disorder—Bruce attacks with the Reserve—The Camp Followers appear
on the Field of Battle—The English fall into irretrievable Confusion, ..."
4. American Politics (non-partisan) from the Beginning to Date: Embodying a by Thomas Valentine Cooper (1892)
"Can we expose to utter and irretrievable ruin this countless multitude, without
justly incurring the reproach of violating the national faith t ******* When ..."
5. Scotland by Walter Scott, Mayo Williamson Hazeltine (1899)
"... fall into disorder—Bruce attacks with the Reserve—The Camp Followers appear
on the Field of Battle—The English fall into irretrievable Confusion, ..."
6. Incidents of Travel in Yucatan by John Lloyd Stephens (1848)
"irretrievable Ruin. — Extraordinary Structure. — Doorways. — Chambers.—Gigantic
Wall, covered with Designs in Stucco.— Death's Heads. ..."
7. Scotland by Walter Scott, Mayo Williamson Hazeltine (1901)
"... fall into disorder—Bruce attacks with the Reserve—The Camp Followers appear
on the Field of Battle—The English fall into irretrievable Confusion, ..."
8. American Politics (non-partisan) from the Beginning to Date: Embodying a by Thomas Valentine Cooper (1892)
"Can we expose to utter and irretrievable ruin this countless multitude, without
justly incurring the reproach of violating the national faith t ******* When ..."
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