irreparably

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Etymology[edit]

irreparable +‎ -ly

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: ir‧rep‧a‧rab‧ly

Adverb[edit]

irreparably (comparative more irreparably, superlative most irreparably)

  1. Such that it cannot be repaired.
    • 1774, Edward Long, The History of Jamaica. Or, General Survey of the Antient and Modern State of that Island, volume 2, book 2, chapter 7, 5:
      The building was erected in two years, at the parochial expence, on the foundation of the former one, which was irreparably damaged by the hurricane of Auguſt, 1712.

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