unredeemably
- adverb
- /ˌʌnrɪˈdiməblɪ/
- The environment has been damaged unredeemably by years of pollution.
Examples
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After the scandal, her reputation became unredeemably tarnished.
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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
In a way you cannot fix or make right
In a way that cannot be changed back
In a way that you can never change or fix
In a way that is too bad to be excused
In a way that cannot be fixed
In a way that cannot be given back or fixed
In a way that cannot be changed or improved
In a way that cannot be forgiven
Surface Forms
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.