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



RESET




Word of the Day

25 September 2024

TRAINED

(adjective) shaped or conditioned or disciplined by training; often used as a combining form; “a trained mind”; “trained pigeons”; “well-trained servants”


coffee icon

Coffee Trivia

Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.

coffee icon