Definition of "irretrievably" []

• In an irretrievable manner; irrecoverably. (adverb)

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• ""Tildenism is personalism, which is false to Democracy and dangerous to the Republic," and it pronounced "Tilden unfit for President" because "his political career has been marked with selfishness, treachery, and dishonour, and his name irretrievably connected with the scandals brought to light by the cipher despatches." ["
• "The long-awaited law, A9753/S3890, which applies to all New York divorce filings from now on, provides that one spouse can receive a divorce by declaring under oath that a marriage has been "irretrievably" broken for at least six months."
• "Now, with the new legislation passed into New York State law, spouses can terminate their marriage after six months by stating under oath that the marriage is "irretrievably" broken."