unregainable

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adjective

That cannot be regained; irrecoverable.

OriginEnglish regainable ← Middle English un- ← Old English un- →
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Meanings

adjectiveunregainable (not comparable)
  1. not comparableThat cannot be regained; irrecoverable.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Englishregainable
  9. Englishunregainable

From un- + regainable.

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APA

unregainable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unregainable

MLA

“unregainable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unregainable. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unregainable,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unregainable.

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