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irreparably

Syllables: ir·rep·a·rab·ly

irreparably adverb: such that it cannot be repaired.

Adverb

irreparably (comparative more irreparably, superlative most irreparably)

  1. Such that it cannot be repaired.
    • 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, 1712.1774, 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

Forms of irreparably

comparativemore irreparably
superlativemost irreparably

Origin of irreparably

From irreparable + -ly.

Questions about irreparably

What does irreparably mean?
Irreparably means such that it cannot be repaired.
What part of speech is irreparably?
Irreparably is an adverb.

Words near irreparably in the dictionary

  1. irrepair
  2. irrepairable
  3. irreparability
  4. irreparable
  5. irreparableness
  6. irreparably
  7. irreparate
  8. irrepatriable
  9. irrepealability
  10. irrepealable
  11. irrepealably

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