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irremediably

/ˌɪr.ɪˈmiː.di.ə.bli/
ir · re · me · di · a · bly

Adjective:irremediable
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• adverb

1

In a manner that makes cure, repair, or correction impossible; hopelessly or beyond remedy.

Example

"Years of industrial pollution had left the surrounding wetlands irremediably damaged."

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Word Origin & Etymology

Formed from the adjective irremediable plus the adverbial suffix -ly; irremediable derives from Late Latin irremediabilis, from in- ('not') and remediabilis ('curable'), ultimately from Latin remedium ('a cure or medicine').

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