<B>irreconcilability, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the quality or condition of being irreconcilable. </DL>
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<B>irreconcilable, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> that cannot be reconciled; that cannot be made to agree; opposed. <BR> <I>Ex. irreconcilable enemies, irreconcilable statements. Good and evil are irreconcilable.</I> <DD><I>noun </I> a person who persists in opposing. noun <B>irreconcilableness.</B> adv. <B>irreconcilably.</B> </DL>
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<B>irreconciliation, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the fact or condition of being irreconcilable or unreconciled. </DL>
<A NAME="irrecoverable">
<B>irrecoverable, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>that cannot be got back or regained. <BR> <I>Ex. Wasted time is irrecoverable. If the path is ... once lost, it is irrecoverable (Thomas Hardy).</I> (SYN) irretrievable. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Figurative.) that cannot be remedied. <BR> <I>Ex. irrecoverable sorrow.</I> (SYN) irremediable, irreclaimable. noun <B>irrecoverableness.</B> adv. <B>irrecoverably.</B> </DL>
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<B>irrecusable, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not to be objected to or rejected. <BR> <I>Ex. an irrecusable proposition.</I> adv. <B>irrecusably.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="irredeemable">
<B>irredeemable, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> <B>1. </B>that cannot be redeemed or bought back. <BR> <I>Ex. an irredeemable annuity.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>that cannot be exchanged for coin. <BR> <I>Ex. irredeemable paper money.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>(Figurative.) impossible to change; beyond remedy; hopeless. <BR> <I>Ex. irredeemable misery. The auditor's mistake was serious, but not irredeemable.</I> <DD><B> 4. </B>beyond saving; irreclaimable. <BR> <I>Ex. an irredeemable scoundrel.</I> <DD><I>noun </I> a bond that cannot be redeemed before maturity. <BR> <I>Ex. Yields are temptingly high whether you are a low taxpayer going for the latest high coupon stock or the irredeemables like War Loan and Treasury 3 per cent (Sunday Times).</I> adv. <B>irredeemably.</B> </DL>
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<B>irredenta, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>any one of certain regions situated near Italy and having a considerable Italian population, whose union to Italy was advocated by an Italian political party that became important in 1878. <DD><B> 2. </B>any region included politically in one country, but desired or claimed by another as properly belonging to it. <BR> <I>Ex. To date no nation has been willing to surrender an irredenta making up a third of its former territory (New York Times).</I> </DL>
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<B>irredentism, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the system or political program of irredentists. </DL>
<A NAME="irredentist">
<B>irredentist, </B>noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> a member of a party in any country advocating the taking over of some region in another country claimed as belonging to the former country by reason of racial, cultural, or other ties. <DD><I>adj. </I> of irredentists; having to do with or advocating irredentism. </DL>
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<B>irreducibility, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the quality or condition of being irreducible. </DL>
<A NAME="irreducible">
<B>irreducible, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>impossible to make less, smaller, simpler, or less potent. <DD><B> 2. </B>unable to be changed or brought into a wanted condition. <DD><B> 3. </B>impossible to conquer or overcome. noun <B>irreducibleness.</B> adv. <B>irreducibly.</B> </DL>
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<B>irreflection, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> lack of reflection; thoughtlessness. </DL>
<B>irreformable, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not reformable; that cannot be reformed. </DL>
<A NAME="irrefragability">
<B>irrefragability, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the quality or condition of being irrefragable. </DL>
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<B>irrefragable, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> that cannot be refuted; unanswerable; undeniable. <BR> <I>Ex. irrefragable proofs that the account in the newspapers was correct (Thomas Hardy).</I> (SYN) irrefutable, indisputable. adv. <B>irrefragably.</B> </DL>
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<B>irrefrangible, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>not to be broken or violated; inviolable. <BR> <I>Ex. an irrefrangible contract, an irrefrangible code of conduct.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>not refrangible; that cannot be refracted. adv. <B>irrefrangibly.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="irrefutability">
<B>irrefutability, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the quality or condition of being irrefutable. </DL>
<A NAME="irrefutable">
<B>irrefutable, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> that cannot be refuted or disproved; undeniable; unanswerable. <BR> <I>Ex. irrefutable arguments.</I> adv. <B>irrefutably.</B> </DL>
<B>irregardless, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Informal.) regardless (not considered good usage). </DL>
<A NAME="irregular">
<B>irregular, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> <B>1. </B>not regular; not according to rule; out of the usual order or natural way. <BR> <I>Ex. irregular breathing. It would be quite irregular for a child of ten to drive a car.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>not according to law or morals. <BR> <I>Ex. irregular behavior. Now that to steal by law is grown an art ... And "slightly irregular" dilutes the shame Of what had once a somewhat blunter name (James Russell Lowell).</I> (SYN) lawless. <DD><B> 3. </B>not even; not smooth or straight; broken and rough; without symmetry. <BR> <I>Ex. an irregular pulse, irregular features, an irregular pattern. New England has a very irregular coastline.</I> (SYN) uneven, variable. <DD><B> 4. </B>not in the regular army. <BR> <I>Ex. irregular troops.</I> <DD><B> 5. </B>(Grammar.) (of a word) not inflected in the usual way. <I>Be</I> is an irregular verb. <DD><B> 6. </B>(Botany.) (of a flower) not having all the members of the same series alike, as in the bean and larkspur. They are bilaterally rather than radially symmetrical. <DD><B> 7. </B>(of stocks or the stock market) not balanced or even, as when some prices fall while others rise. <BR> <I>Ex. Tea shares were quietly irregular (London Times). The market then steadied, but closed irregular (New York Times).</I> <DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a soldier not in the regular army. <DD><B> 2. </B>any person or thing that is irregular. <BR> <I>Ex. The Baker Street irregulars (Arthur Conan Doyle).</I> adv. <B>irregularly.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="irregularity">
<B>irregularity, </B>noun, pl. <B>-ties.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>lack of regularity; a being irregular. <BR> <I>Ex. Judges cannot permit irregularity in carrying out justice.</I> (SYN) unevenness. <DD><B> 2. </B>something irregular. <BR> <I>Ex. State investigators ... have been collecting evidence of alleged irregularities in public construction projects (New York Times).</I> (SYN) anomaly. </DL>
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<B>irregular variable,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a star that varies in brightness or magnitude but not at regularly recurring periods. </DL>
<A NAME="irrelative">
<B>irrelative, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>not relative; without relation; unrelated; unconnected. <DD><B> 2. </B><B>=irrelevant.</B> <DD><B> 3. </B>(Music.) not having any notes in common. <BR> <I>Ex. irregular chords.</I> adv. <B>irrelatively.</B> noun <B>irrelativeness.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="irrelevance">
<B>irrelevance, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the state of being irrelevant. <DD><B> 2. </B>something irrelevant. </DL>
<A NAME="irrelevancy">
<B>irrelevancy, </B>noun, pl. <B>-cies.</B> <B>=irrelevance.</B></DL>
<A NAME="irrelevant">
<B>irrelevant, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1a. </B>not to the point; off the subject. <BR> <I>Ex. A question about biology is irrelevant in a music lesson.</I> (SYN) inapposite, inapplicable. <DD><B> b. </B>not important or meaningful. <BR> <I>Ex. A poor relation ... is the most irrelevant thing in nature (Charles Lamb). [He] chose not to join his father's "irrelevant" business (Time).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>(Law.) (of evidence) <DD><B> a. </B>not proving or disproving any point at issue. <DD><B> b. </B>not admissible. adv. <B>irrelevantly.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="irrelievable">
<B>irrelievable, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> that cannot be relieved. </DL>
<A NAME="irreligion">
<B>irreligion, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>lack of religion. <DD><B> 2. </B>hostility to religion; disregard of religion. </DL>
<A NAME="irreligionist">
<B>irreligionist, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person who opposes religion. </DL>
<A NAME="irreligious">
<B>irreligious, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>not religious; indifferent to religion. <DD><B> 2. </B>contrary to religious principles; impious. adv. <B>irreligiously.</B> noun <B>irreligiousness.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="irremeable">
<B>irremeable, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Archaic.) from, by, or through which there is no return. <BR> <I>Ex. My three brave brothers in one mournful day All trod the dark, irremeable way (Alexander Pope).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="irremediable">
<B>irremediable, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> that cannot be corrected or remedied; incurable. <BR> <I>Ex. irremediable disease.</I> noun <B>irremediableness.</B> adv. <B>irremediably.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="irremissibility">
<B>irremissibility, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the quality or condition of being irremissible; unpardonableness. </DL>
<A NAME="irremissible">
<B>irremissible, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>not remissible; unpardonable. <BR> <I>Ex. an irremissible sin.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>that cannot be remitted. <BR> <I>Ex. an irremissible duty.</I> noun <B>irremissibleness.</B> adv. <B>irremissibly.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="irremovability">
<B>irremovability, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the quality or condition of being irremovable. </DL>
<A NAME="irremovable">
<B>irremovable, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> that cannot be removed. adv. <B>irremovably.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="irrenunciable">
<B>irrenunciable, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> that cannot be renounced. <BR> <I>Ex. ... essential and irrenunciable parts of the modern international monetary system (New York Times).</I> </DL>
