Irrecognisable, ir-rek′og-nīz-a-bl, adj. that cannot be recognised.—n. Irrecogni′tion, lack of recognition.
Irreconcilable, ir-rek-on-sīl′a-bl, adj. incapable of being brought back to a state of friendship: inconsistent.—ns. Irreconcil′ableness, Irreconcilabil′ity, incapability of being reconciled.—adv. Irreconcil′ably.—adj. Irrec′onciled, not reconciled or brought into harmony.—n. Irrec′oncilement.
Irrecoverable, ir-re-kuv′ėr-a-bl, adj. irretrievable.—n. Irrecov′erableness.—adv. Irrecov′erably.
Irredeemable, ir-re-dēm′a-bl, adj. not redeemable: not subject to be paid at the nominal value.—ns. Irredeem′ableness, Irredeemabil′ity.—adv. Irredeem′ably.
Irredentist, ir-e-den′tist, n. one of an Italian party formed in 1878, its aim to incorporate into Italy all Italian people politically belonging to other countries, as in the Tyrol, Nice, &c.—n. Irreden′tism, the programme of the Irredentist party. [It. irredentista—irredenta (Italia), 'unredeemed'—L. in, not, redemptus, redimĕre, to redeem.]
Irreducible, ir-re-dūs′i-bl, adj. that cannot be reduced or brought from one degree, form, or state to another: not to be reduced by manipulation, as a hernia, &c.—n. Irreduc′ibleness.—adv. Irreduc′ibly.—ns. Irreductibil′ity, Irreduc′tion.
Irreflective, ir-re-flekt′iv, adj. not reflective.—n. Irreflec′tion.
Irreformable, ir-re-for′ma-bl, adj. not reformable, not subject to revision or improvement.
Irrefragable, ir-ref′ra-ga-bl, adj. that cannot be refuted: unanswerable.—ns. Irrefragabil′ity, Irref′ragableness.—adv. Irref′ragably.—n. Irrefrangibil′ity.—adj. Irrefrangible (ir-e-fran′-ji-bl), not to be broken.—adv. Irrefran′gibly.—The Irrefragable Doctor, Alexander Hales (died 1245). [Fr.,—L. in, not, re, backwards, frangĕre, to break.]
Irrefutable, ir-re-fūt′a-bl, or ir-ref′ū-ta-bl, adj. that cannot be refuted.—adv. Irrefūt′ably (also -ref′-).