an irretrievable loss.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
re|triev´a|bly — re|trieve «rih TREEV», verb, trieved, triev|ing, noun. –v.t. 1. to get again; recover: »to retrieve a lost pocketbook, to retrieve information from the storage of a computer. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under recover. (Cf. ↑recover) … Useful english dictionary
ir´re|triev´a|ble|ness — ir|re|triev|a|ble «IHR ih TREE vuh buhl», adjective. that cannot be retrieved or recovered; impossible to recall or restore to its former condition; irrecoverable; irreparable: »an irretrievable loss. –ir´re|triev´a|ble|ness, noun.… … Useful english dictionary
ir|re|triev|a|ble — «IHR ih TREE vuh buhl», adjective. that cannot be retrieved or recovered; impossible to recall or restore to its former condition; irrecoverable; irreparable: »an irretrievable loss. –ir´re|triev´a|ble|ness, noun. –ir´re|triev´a|bly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
re|triev´a|ble — re|trieve «rih TREEV», verb, trieved, triev|ing, noun. –v.t. 1. to get again; recover: »to retrieve a lost pocketbook, to retrieve information from the storage of a computer. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under recover. (Cf. ↑recover) … Useful english dictionary
Retrievable — Re*triev a*ble, a. [From {Retrieve}.] That may be retrieved or recovered; admitting of retrieval. {Re*triev a*ble*ness}, n. {Re*triev a*bly}, adv. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Retrievableness — Retrievable Re*triev a*ble, a. [From {Retrieve}.] That may be retrieved or recovered; admitting of retrieval. {Re*triev a*ble*ness}, n. {Re*triev a*bly}, adv. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Retrievably — Retrievable Re*triev a*ble, a. [From {Retrieve}.] That may be retrieved or recovered; admitting of retrieval. {Re*triev a*ble*ness}, n. {Re*triev a*bly}, adv. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
irretrievable — ir•re•triev•a•ble [[t]ˌɪr ɪˈtri və bəl[/t]] adj. not retrievable; irrecoverable • Etymology: 1695–1705 ir re•triev a•bil′i•ty, n. ir re•triev′a•bly, adv … From formal English to slang
re|trieve — «rih TREEV», verb, trieved, triev|ing, noun. –v.t. 1. to get again; recover: »to retrieve a lost pocketbook, to retrieve information from the storage of a computer. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under recover. (Cf. ↑recover) … Useful english dictionary
irretrievable — ir|re|triev|a|ble [ ,ırı trivəbl ] adjective impossible to get back or return to good condition: I think their relationship is now irretrievable. ╾ ir|re|triev|a|bly adverb: Valuable papers had been irretrievably lost in the fire … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
