irremediably
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8.4
- adverb
- /ˌɪrəˈmɛdiəbli/
:
irremediablemente
- The whole process was irremediably flawed from the outset, and still is.
Examples
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Sara was irremediably single.
Fiction book (1998) -
"He is the romantic to whom romance is irremediably denied.
Academic text (1997) -
But Darian appeared irremediably upset.
Fiction book (2000) -
First, the passage of time has irremediably altered the subject of remembrance.
Academic text (2000) -
The car was irremediably damaged after the accident.
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Once the deadline passed, the project became irremediably late.
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His mistakes were irremediably affecting the outcome of the competition.
Synonyms
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7.7
So that something cannot be changed or undone
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7.5
In a way you cannot fix or make right
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6.4
In a way that cannot be changed back
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8.1
In a way that cannot be changed back
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7.0
In a way that cannot be cured or made better
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7.5
In a way that you can never change or fix
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8.8
In a way that cannot be given back or fixed
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9.8
In a way that cannot be changed or improved
In a way that cannot be fixed or returned to how it was before
In a way nothing can save or make better
In a way that you cannot remove
In a way that cannot be changed
How Fixable
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5.1
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8.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
irremediably = irremediable (transparent) = ir + remedi + able + ly
The adverb is directly formed by adding '-ly' to 'irremediable', and the meaning 'in a way that cannot be remedied' is clearly derived from the adjective.
Etymology
The word irremediably comes from the common word remedy, which means 'a cure' or 'a way to fix something', plus the negative prefix ir- meaning 'not'. So, irremediably describes something that is 'not able to be fixed' or 'cannot be made better'.