adverb
- in a way that cannot be recovered, regained, or restored
Examples
- The data was irrecoverably lost after the hard drive crashed.
- Their friendship was irrecoverably damaged by the betrayal.
- The ancient manuscript was irrecoverably destroyed in the fire.
- He had irrecoverably changed after the accident.
- The company’s reputation was irrecoverably tarnished by the scandal.
- The wetlands were irrecoverably altered by development.