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unredeemably

unredeemably

9.6
In a way nothing can save or make better
  • adverb
  • /ˌʌnrɪˈdiməblɪ/
translation icon : irremediablemente
  • The environment has been damaged unredeemably by years of pollution.

Examples

  • After the scandal, her reputation became unredeemably tarnished.

  • Hobie was big, loud, and unredeemably sexist.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • After all, what really is in store for the world's most famous charwoman in the stratified and certainly unredeemably snobbish world of Prince Charming?

    Academic text (2003)
  • And you yourself are so passé, so unredeemably passé!

    Fiction book (1998)
  • His behavior was unredeemably rude, leaving no chance for reconciliation.

Synonyms

irreparably
vsunredeemably
9 7.5

In a way you cannot fix or make right

is broader, covering inability to be saved or improved
irretrievably
vsunredeemably
5 8.1

In a way that cannot be changed back

emphasizes final loss rather than moral or acceptable status
irredeemably
vsunredeemably
3 7.5

In a way that you can never change or fix

is about being beyond hope to make acceptable or better
unforgivably
vsunredeemably
2 7.1

In a way that is too bad to be excused

concerns lack of salvageability or acceptability, not moral pardon
irremediably
vsunredeemably
1 8.4

In a way that cannot be fixed

focuses on being unsaveable or unacceptable rather than only repair
irrecoverably
vsunredeemably
1 8.8

In a way that cannot be given back or fixed

highlights inability to be made acceptable rather than only restoration
incorrigibly
vsunredeemably
1 9.8

In a way that cannot be changed or improved

means unable to be made acceptable rather than focusing on reform
unpardonably
vsunredeemably
8.0

In a way that cannot be forgiven

stresses being beyond saving or improvement rather than forgiveness issues

Surface Forms

unredeemably positive

Morphology

unredeemably = unredeemable (transparent) = un + redeem + able + ly

Formed by adding the productive adverbial suffix '-ly' to 'unredeemable'; the morphological step is regular and meaning is predictable.

Etymology

Unredeemably breaks into un- 'not' and redeem 'to buy back' or 'to save', like when you 'redeem a coupon'. So unredeemably means 'not able to be bought back or saved', something beyond help or impossible to make better.