Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unrecoverable

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.11 in modern English

Syllables
un-re-cov-er-able
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not recoverable; that cannot be recovered.

adj

From which recovery is not possible.

noun

Something that cannot be recovered.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English unrecoverable, un recoverabyll, un recoverabylle, unrecuverable, equivalent to un- + recoverable. Attested earlier than recoverable.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

unrecoverables (plural)

Derived Forms

unrecoverableness unrecoverably

Synonyms

irrecoverable

Questions

What does unrecoverable mean?
Not recoverable; that cannot be recovered.
Where does unrecoverable come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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