What does irretrievably mean?

irretrievably means "in an irretrievable manner".

How many syllables are in irretrievably?

irretrievably has 5 syllables: ir-re-trie-va-bly. The stress falls on "trie". In IPA it is /ˌɪɹəˈtɹivəbli/.

Is irretrievably a common word?

irretrievably is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Irretrievably — meaning and pronunciation

adverb

1 senseA word that modifies a verb, adjective or other adverb.

1.
in an irretrievable manner
“it is irretrievably lost”

Questions about irretrievably

What does irretrievably mean?: irretrievably means "in an irretrievable manner".
How many syllables are in irretrievably?: irretrievably has 5 syllables: ir-re-trie-va-bly. The stress falls on "trie". In IPA it is /ˌɪɹəˈtɹivəbli/.
Is irretrievably a common word?: irretrievably is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for irretrievably come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

adverb

1 senseA word that modifies a verb, adjective or other adverb.

1.
in an irretrievable manner
“it is irretrievably lost”

Questions about irretrievably

What does irretrievably mean?: irretrievably means "in an irretrievable manner".
How many syllables are in irretrievably?: irretrievably has 5 syllables: ir-re-trie-va-bly. The stress falls on "trie". In IPA it is /ˌɪɹəˈtɹivəbli/.
Is irretrievably a common word?: irretrievably is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

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