Webster's Dictionary 1913

4915

Irresponsible

Ir′re‐spon″si‐ble (?), a. [Pref. ir- not + responsible: cf. F. irresponsable.]1. Nor responsible; not liable or able to answer for consequences; innocent.2. Not to be trusted; u...

4916

Irresponsibly

Ir′re‐spon″si‐bly, adv. So as not to be responsible.

4917

Irresponsive

Ir′re‐spon″sive (?), a. Not responsive; not able, ready, or inclined to respond.

4918

Irresuscitable

Ir′re‐sus″ci‐ta‐ble (?), a. Incapable of being resuscitated or revived. — Ir′re‐sus″ci‐ta‐bly, adv.

4919

Irretention

Ir′re‐ten″tion (?), n. Want of retaining power; forgetfulness. De Quincey.

4920

Irretentive

Ir′re‐ten″tive (?), a. Not retentive; as, an irretentive memory.

4921

Irretraceable

Ir′re‐trace″a‐ble (?), a. Incapable of being retraced; not retraceable.

4922

Irretractile

Ir′re‐tract″ile (?), a. 1. Not retractile.2. Not tractile or ductile. Sir W. Hamilton.

4923

Irretrievable

Ir′re‐triev″a‐ble (?), a. Not retrievable; irrecoverable; irreparable; as, an irretrievable loss.Syn. — Irremediable; incurable; irrecoverable.

4924

Irretrievableness

Ir′re‐triev″a‐ble‐ness, n. The state or quality of being irretrievable.

4925

Irretrievably

Ir′re‐triev″a‐bly, adv. In an irretrievable manner.

4926

Irreturnable

Ir′re‐turn″a‐ble (?), a. Not to be returned.

4927

Irrevealable

Ir′re‐veal″a‐ble (?), a. Incapable of being revealed. — Ir′re‐veal″a‐bly, adv.

4928

Irreverence

Ir‐rev″er‐ence (?), n. [L. irreverentia: cf. F. irrévérence.] The state or quality of being irreverent; want of proper reverence; disregard of the authority and character of a s...

4929

Irreverend

Ir‐rev″er‐end (?), a. Irreverent.Immodest speech, or irreverend gesture. Strype.

4930

Irreverent

Ir‐rev″er‐ent (?), a. [L. irreverens, -entis: cf. F. irrévérent. See In- not, and Reverent.] Not reverent; showing a want of reverence; expressive of a want of veneration; as, a...

4931

Irreverently

Ir‐rev″er‐ent‐ly, adv. In an irreverent manner.

4932

Irreversibility

Ir′re‐vers′i‐bil″i‐ty (?), n. The state or quality of being irreversible; irreversibleness.

4933

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 revers...

4934

Irreversible steering gear

Ir′re‐vers″i‐ble steering gear. (Mach.) A steering gear, esp. for an automobile, not affected by the road wheels, as when they strike an obstacle side ways, but easily controlle...

4935

Irreversibleness

Ir′re‐vers″i‐ble‐ness (?), n. The state or quality of being irreversible.

4936

Irreversibly

Ir′re‐vers″i‐bly, adv. In an irreversible manner.

4937

Irrevocability

Ir‐rev′o‐ca‐bil″i‐ty (?), n. [Cf. F. irrévocabilité.] The state or quality of being irrevocable; irrevocableness.

4938

Irrevocable

Ir‐rev″o‐ca‐ble (?), a. [L. irrevocabilis: cf. F. irrévocable. See In- not, and Revoke, and cf. Irrevocable.] Incapable of being recalled or revoked; unchangeable; irreversible;...

4939

Irrevokable

Ir′re‐vok″a‐ble (?), a. [Pref. ir- not + revoke.] Irrevocable.

4940

Irrevoluble

Ir‐rev″o‐lu‐ble (?), a. That has no finite period of revolution; not revolving.The dateless and irrevoluble circle of eternity. Milton.

4941

Irrhetorical

Ir′rhe‐tor″ic‐al (?), a. Not rhetorical.