Irreparably

adv

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Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    Such that it cannot be repaired.

    "The building was erected in two years, at the parochial expence, on the foundation of the former one, which was irreparably damaged by the hurricane of Auguſt, 1712."

Adverb
  1. 1
    in an irreparable manner or to an irreparable degree wordnet

Synonyms

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irretrievablyirremediablyirrevocablyunrepairably

Example

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"Combination is a tactical maneuver, usually in a sequence of two or more moves, that a player performs sacrificing material, often in a spectacular way, in order to checkmate the opponent's king or put him in an irreparably disadvantageous situation."

Etymology

From irreparable + -ly.

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