irremediable

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  1. adjective Impossible to remedy, correct, or repair; incurable or irreparable: irremediable errors in judgment.

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  • It is, as it were, the one fact still worth human remembrance in this expensive Radewitz and its fooleries; and is itself left in that vague inert state,-- irremediable at present Beaten like a slave; while lodged, while figuring about, like a royal highness, in this sumptuous manner! —  History of Friedrich II of Prussia
  • [1] The dead-lock having become unmistakable and irremediable, and the nomination of Douglas under existing conditions impossible, all parties finally consented to an adjournment, especially as it was evident that unless this were done the sessions would come to an end by mere disintegration. —  Abraham Lincoln, A History, Volume 2
  • Past mistakes are irremediable, and it behooves me to consider only the future. —  Infelice
  • "But the past is irremediable, and I did not come hither to exculpate myself, I came to save your life," he added, turning to Thames I was not aware it was in danger," rejoined Darrell Then you ought to be thankful to me for the warning. —  Jack Sheppard A Romance
  • It was feared that the loss of his valuable wardrobe would be irremediable, as indeed it was in a certain sense. —  Great Fortunes, and How They Were Made
 

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  1. = French irrémédiable = Spanish irremediable = Portuguese irremediavel = Italian irremediabile, from Latin irremediabilis, inremediabilis, incurable, from in- privative + remediabilis, curable: see remediable.
 

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/ɪrəˈmidɪəbl/
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