1. impossible to recover, restore, or reform

Examples

• The flooded farmland was considered irreclaimable after years of salt water damage.
• His reputation seemed irreclaimable after the scandal broke.
• The judge declared the young offender irreclaimable and sentenced him to life in prison.
• Once the forest was clear-cut, the ecosystem appeared irreclaimable.
• The company’s financial losses were so severe they seemed irreclaimable.
• She viewed her brother as irreclaimable after his third arrest.
• The abandoned mine left the surrounding area irreclaimable for decades.