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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
ir·re·me·di·a·ble

 \\ˌir-i-ˈmē-dē-ə-bəl\\ adjective
 ETYMOLOGY  Middle English, from Latin irremediabilis, from in- + remediabilis remediable
 DATE  15th century
: not remediable
    an irremediable error
also : 
incurable
• ir·re·me·di·a·ble·ness noun
• ir·re·me·di·a·bly 
 \\-blē\\ adverb
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7
irremediable
ir·re·me·di·able 7iri5mi:diEbl / adjective   (formal)too bad to be corrected or cured
   无法纠正的;不可治瘉的:
   an irremediable situation 
   无法补救的局面 
   OPP  
remediable
 
 ir·re·me·di·ably -Ebli / adv.
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition
adj. Function: adjective 

1 
Synonyms: 
IRRECOVERABLE
, irreclaimable, irredeemable, irreparable, irretrievable 
Antonyms: remediable 
2 
Synonyms: 
HOPELESS
 2, cureless, immedicable, impossible, incurable, insanable, irreparable, uncorrectable, uncurable, unrecoverable
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
ir·remediable
\|i, |ir, |iə+\ adjective
Etymology: Latin irremediabilis, from in- in- (I) + remediabilis remediable — more at 
remediable
: impossible to remedy, correct, redress, alter, cure
 < an irremediable error >
 irremediable defects of character >
• ir·remediableness \“+\ noun
• ir·remediably \“+\ adverb

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