IRREVERSIBLY

irreversibly

(adverb) in an irreversible manner; “this old tradition is irreversibly disappearing”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

irreversibly (comparative more irreversibly, superlative most irreversibly)

In an irreversible manner.

Antonyms

• reversibly

Source: Wiktionary


Ir`re*vers"i*bly, adv.

Definition: In an irreversible manner.

IRREVERSIBLE

Ir`re*vers"i*ble, a.

1. Incapable of being reversed or turned about or back; incapable of being made to run backward; as, an irreversible engine.

2. Incapable of being reversed, recalled, repealed, or annulled; as, an irreversible sentence or decree. This rejection of the Jews, as it is not universal, so neither is it final and irreversible. Jortin.

Syn.

– Irrevocable; irrepealable; unchangeable.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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