irreparable

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15
Words With Friends
18
Letters
11
Pronunciation
/ɪˈɹɛp(ə)ɹəbəl/
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/ɪˈɹɛp(ə)ɹəbəl/ · /ɪɹəˈpæɹəbəl/ · /ɪɹəˈpɛ(ə)ɹəbəl/

Definition of irreparable

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Incapable of being repaired, amended, cured or rectified; unrepairable.
    “It was impoſſible that the queen of France [Marie Antoinette] ſhould not be deeply affected by a conteſt, which ſo cloſely involved her neareſt and deareſt connections, and threatened ſo immediate and perhaps irreparable a breach of the harmony and friendſhip ſubſiſting between them.”
    ““Florida has struck an unholy bargain with the Trump administration,” one speaker said. “People are not getting food, hygiene, or medical care. These conditions are substandard and cause irreparable harm.””

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Etymology

From Middle French irréparable, from Old French, from Latin irreparabilis, equivalent to ir- + reparable.

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