irreformable

[ ir-i-fawr-muh-buhl ]

adjective

1. insusceptible to reforming influences; incorrigible.
2. not subject to improvement; final; perfect:

   irreformable doctrine.

Word History and Origins

Origin of irreformable¹

First recorded in 1600–10; ir- ² + reform ( def ) + -able

Example Sentences

“This regime is simply irreformable because the nature of it, its DNA, is such that it cannot,” Pahlavi told The Associated Press.

From Seattle Times

“This regime is simply irreformable because the nature of it, its DNA, is such that it cannot,” Pahlavi told The Associated Press.

From Seattle Times

The latest scandal indicates that the bank “may be irreformable,” Vatican journalist Thavis writes.

From BusinessWeek

Irreformable, ir-re-for′ma-bl, adj. not reformable, not subject to revision or improvement.

From Project Gutenberg

Gallicanism, which demanded fixed guarantees against papal decisions, has paved the way, according to Margotti, for constitutionalism and parliamentarism; for after a Pope whose decrees ex cathedrâ are not irreformable, comes a king limited by the Constitution, and then the era of parliamentary revolutions and political storms is introduced.

From Project Gutenberg