Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Affording no possibility of return.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Not admitting of return; not retraceable.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective obsolete Admitting no return.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective obsolete Admitting no return.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Latin irremeābilis : in-, not; see in– + remeāre, to return (re-, re- + meāre, to go; see mei- in Indo-European roots).]

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Latin irremeabilis; prefix ir- not + remeabilis returning, from remeare: compare French irréméable. See remeant.

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  • "My wealth, my rank, my irremeable love for you, I throw them at your feet," Lord George cried piteously.

    —Max Beerbohm, The Happy Hypocrite, 1897

    ("admitting of no return", < Latin re-mea- "return" < mea- "go, pass", as also in 'permeable')

    December 31, 2008