Retrieveless

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Irretrievable. not-comparable

    "They bid us seize the moments as they pass— / Snatch the retrieveless sunbeam as it flies, / Nor lose one sand of life's revolving glass— […]"

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"They bid us seize the moments as they pass— / Snatch the retrieveless sunbeam as it flies, / Nor lose one sand of life's revolving glass— […]"

Etymology

From retrieve + -less.

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