irretrievable

English

Etymology

From ir- +‎ retrievable.

Adjective

irretrievable (comparative more irretrievable, superlative most irretrievable)

1. Not retrievable; irrecoverable; irreparable

   an irretrievable loss

   • 1844, The Western Law Journal, volume 2, page 272:

     But, having hung him, you cannot unhang him. With all your liability to err, you dare to take a step, which, if wrong at all, is infinitely so, because irretrievable.

Translations

Not retrievable

• Azerbaijani: qaytarılmaz
• Bulgarian: невъзвратим (bg) (nevǎzvratim), непоправим (bg) (nepopravim)
• Finnish: peruuttamaton (fi)
• French: irrécupérable (fr), irrécouvrable (fr), irréparable (fr), irrémédiable (fr)
• Polish: niepowetowany

References

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