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i-REP-uh-r-uh-bl/ɪˈrepərəbl/

Irreparable means too badly damaged to be repaired: irreparable harm, irreparable cover. Damage (already in the dictionary) is the everyday noun; a foyer restyle does not reseal a script.

Meaning

Too badly damaged to be repaired.

Examples

• “A broken seal is irreparable cover; restyle the foyer afterwards.”
• “Irrecoverable is a cousin. Permanent is already in this course. A restyle is branding. A seal is a log. Log the break; then paint the foyer if you still must.”

Good to know

Unable to be repaired. Close: irrecoverable. A foyer restyle ≠ a resealed script.

Near in meaning

irrecoverable, irreversible, beyond repair

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