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irrecoverable

adj

Etymology

From Middle English irrecoverable, from Middle French irrecovrable. Attested earlier than recoverable. By surface analysis, ir- + recoverable.

  1. derived from irrecovrable
  2. inherited from irrecoverable

Definitions

  1. Not recoverable

    Not recoverable; incapable of being recovered

    • irrecoverable data
    • an irrecoverable debt

  2. That cannot be recovered from or made good

    That cannot be recovered from or made good; irremediable.

    • an irrecoverable disease; irrecoverable danger

The neighborhood

Derived

irrecoverableness, irrecoverably

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at irrecoverable. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01irrecoverable02good03capability04ability05capacity06absorb07engulf08gulf09irretrievably10irrecoverably

A definitional loop anchored at irrecoverable. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at irrecoverable

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA