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irremediable

C2 Topic:Describing Qualities
US /ˌɪrɪˈmidiəbəl/ UK /ˌɪrɪˈmiːdiəbəl/
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Synonyms
1 adj · impossible to cure,... irreparableincurableirreversiblehopeless
Opposites
remediablecurablereversiblerepairable
Word family
Forms irremediably
Derived forms irremediably
Related forms remedyremedialrepair

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin irremediabilis, 'incurable,' formed from in- ('not') + remediabilis ('capable of being remedied'), from remedium, 'cure, remedy.' In English the prefix appears as ir- before r, yielding the literal sense 'not able to be remedied.'

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