irredeemable

[ ir-i-dee-muh-buhl ]

adjective

1. not redeemable; incapable of being bought back or paid off.
2. irremediable; irreparable; hopeless.
3. beyond redemption; irreclaimable.
4. (of paper money) not convertible into gold or silver.

irredeemable

/ ˌɪrɪˈdiːməbəl /

adjective

1. (of bonds, debentures, shares, etc) without a date of redemption of capital; incapable of being bought back directly or paid off
2. (of paper money) not convertible into specie
3. (of a sinner) not able to be saved or reformed
4. (of a loss) not able to be recovered; irretrievable
5. not able to be improved or rectified; irreparable

Derived Forms

• ˌirreˌdeemaˈbility, noun
• ˌirreˈdeemably, adverb

Other Words From

• irre·deema·bili·ty irre·deema·ble·ness noun
• irre·deema·bly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of irredeemable¹

First recorded in 1600–10; ir- ² + redeemable

Example Sentences

After contacting liquidators, Ms Roberts was told the vouchers were irredeemable and it was not possible for refunds to be issued.

From BBC

Not that the storms led to some irredeemable gaffe or unveiled some salacious scandal.

From Salon

While Debruge complimented the movie's attempts at diversity and its assortment of plot twists, he called out the "junky look of this film’s visual effects," a seemingly irredeemable quality that he claimed rendered "Salem's Lot" "destined for streaming, where it joins the two miniseries in the small-screen graveyard."

From Salon

The next step is to turn from this focus on the death penalty’s irredeemable flaws to a broader critique of its moral offensiveness.

From Slate

But worst of all, maybe, would be that I’d look like an irredeemable dork.

From Slate

Related Words

• desperate
• forlorn
• helpless
• impossible
• pointless
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