irremediable
adjective/ˌɪrɪˈmiːdiəbl/
/ˌɪrɪˈmiːdiəbl/
(formal)- too bad to be corrected or cured
- an irremediable situation
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin irremediabilis, from in- ‘not’ + remediabilis ‘curable’ (from remedium ‘remedy’).Definitions on the go
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