irretrievably

English

Etymology

From irretrievable +‎ -ly.

Adverb

irretrievably (comparative more irretrievably, superlative most irretrievably)

1. In an irretrievable manner; irrecoverably.
   • 1985, Robert Burchfield, The English Language, Oxford: Oxford University Press, page 17:

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

References

• “irretrievably”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• “irretrievably”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.