IRREVOCABLE

irrevocable, irrevokable

(adjective) incapable of being retracted or revoked; “firm and irrevocable is my doom”- Shakespeare

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

irrevocable (not comparable)

Unable to be retracted or reversed; final.

Source: Wiktionary


Ir*rev"o*ca*ble, a. Etym: [L. irrevocabilis: cf. F. irrévocable. See In- not, and Revoke, and cf. Irrevocable.]

Definition: Incapable of being recalled or revoked; unchangeable; irreversible; unalterable; as, an irrevocable promise or decree; irrevocable fate. Firm and irrevocable is my doom. Shak.

– Ir*rev"o*ca*ble*ness, n.

– Ir*rev"o*ca*bly, adv.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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