How to Pronounce "irretrievably"
word
ˌɪɹəˈtɹivəbɫi
i-ruh-TREE-vuh-blee
ɪɹɪtɹˈiːvəbli
i-ri-TREE-vuh-blee
Definition
In a way that cannot be recovered, undone, or fixed; permanently and without possibility of change.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˌɪɹəˈtɹivəbɫi
British English
ɪɹɪtɹˈiːvəbli
Simplified Pronunciation
US
i-ruh-TREE-vuh-blee
UK
i-ri-TREE-vuh-blee
Listen in Context
The documents were irretrievably lost in the fire.
Some mistakes can be irretrievably damaging.
The marriage was irretrievably broken.
After deleting the file, it was irretrievably gone from my computer.