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recoverless

recoverless adjective: from which recovery is not possible.

Adjective

recoverless (not comparable)

  1. From which recovery is not possible.
    • [T]his so famous and farre renown'd great Brittains Monarchy, had at one blowe endured a recouerlesse ruine, beeing ouerwhelmed in a sea of bloud; […]1606 August 14 (Gregorian calendar), [Edward] Coke, A Charge Delivered to the Grand Jury at the Assizes Holden at Norwich, 4th August, 1606; Containing a Just Delineation of Popery: and Other...

Origin of recoverless

From recover (noun and verb) + -less.

Questions about recoverless

What does recoverless mean?
Recoverless means from which recovery is not possible.
What part of speech is recoverless?
Recoverless is an adjective.

Words near recoverless in the dictionary

  1. recoveries
  2. recoverin
  3. recovering
  4. recoveringly
  5. recoverings
  6. recoverless
  7. recoveror
  8. recoverors
  9. recovers
  10. recovery
  11. recovery boiler

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