Meanings
comparative more irrecoverable · superlative most irrecoverable
- That cannot be recovered from or made good; irremediable.
an irrecoverable disease; irrecoverable danger
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveincapable of being recovered or regained
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Middle Frenchirrecovrable
- Middle Englishirrecoverable
- Englishirrecoverable
From Middle English irrecoverable, from Middle French irrecovrable. Attested earlier than recoverable. By surface analysis, ir- + recoverable.
More words from Middle English, Middle French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian непоправим
- непоправим (nepopravim)incapable of being recovered
Czech nenávratný
- nenávratnýincapable of being recovered
Japanese 回復不能
- 回復不能 (kaifuku funō)incapable of being recovered
Polish niepowetowany
- niepowetowanyincapable of being recovered
Portuguese irrecuperável
- irrecuperávelincapable of being recovered
Cite this entry
irrecoverable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/irrecoverable
“irrecoverable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/irrecoverable. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “irrecoverable,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/irrecoverable.
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