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irremovable

/ˌɪr.ɪˈmuː.və.bəl/
ir · re · mov · a · ble

Adverb:irremovably
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irremovable Lexical Profile

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• adjective

1

Impossible to remove, eliminate, or take away; permanently fixed or ingrained.

Example

"The spilled ink left an irremovable stain on the antique oak desk."


2

Protected by law or custom against dismissal or transfer from an official post, judicial office, or ecclesiastical benefice.

Example

"Under the new constitutional reforms, supreme court justices were made irremovable except in cases of proven misconduct."

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Word Origin & Etymology

First recorded in the mid-16th century, formed in English by adding the assimilated negative prefix 'ir-' to 'removable', which itself derives via Old French from the Latin verb 'removere' (to move back or take away).

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