Irretrievably

adv

adv ·5 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In an irretrievable manner; irrecoverably.

    "Old English seems, and remains, irretrievably distant[.]"

Adverb
  1. 1
    in an irretrievable manner wordnet

Synonyms

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irreparablyabsolutelycleanirreclaimablyirrecoverablyirredeemably

Example

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"But meanwhile it flees: time flees irretrievably, while we wander around, prisoners of our love of detail."

Etymology

From irretrievable + -ly.

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