1. 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.