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Irrelapsable Ir`re·laps"a·ble adjective Not liable to relapse; secure. Dr. H. More.

Irrelate Ir`re·late adjective Irrelative; unconnected.

Irrelation Ir`re·la"tion noun The quality or state of being irrelative; want of connection or relation.

Irrelative Ir·rel"a·tive adjective Not relative; without mutual relations; unconnected. -- Ir*rel"a*tive*ly , adverb

Irrelative chords (Mus.) , those having no common tone. -- Irrelative repetition (Biol.) , the multiplication of parts that serve for a common purpose, but have no mutual dependence or connection. Owen.

Irrelavance Ir·rel"a·vance noun Irrelevancy.

Irrelavancy Ir·rel"a·van·cy noun The quality or state of being irrelevant; as, the irrelevancy of an argument.

Irrelavant Ir·rel"a·vant adjective Not relevant; not applicable or pertinent; not bearing upon or serving to support; foreign; extraneous; as, testimony or arguments irrelevant to a case. -- Ir*rel"a*vant*ly , adverb

Irrelievable Ir`re·liev"a·ble adjective Not admitting relief; incurable; hopeless.

Irreligion Ir`re·li"gion noun [ Latin irreligio : confer French irréligion . See In- not, and Religion .] The state of being irreligious; want of religion; impiety.

Irreligionist Ir`re·li"gion·ist noun One who is irreligious.

Irreligious Ir`re·li"gious adjective [ Latin irreligiosus : confer French irréligieux .]

1. Destitute of religion; not controlled by religious motives or principles; ungodly. Confer Impious .

Shame and reproach are generally the portion of the impious and irreligious .

South.

2. Indicating a want of religion; profane; wicked; as, irreligious speech.

Irreligiously Ir`re·li"gious·ly adverb In an irreligious manner.

Irreligiousness Ir`re·li"gious·ness noun The state or quality of being irreligious; ungodliness.

Irremeable Ir·re"me·a·ble adjective [ Latin irremeabilis ; prefix ir- not + remeabilis returning, from remeare : confer French irréméable . See Remeant .] Admitting no return; as, an irremeable way. [ Obsolete] Dryden.

Irremediable Ir`re·me"di·a·ble adjective [ Latin irremediabilis : confer French irrémédiable . See In- not, and Remediable .] Not to be remedied, corrected, or redressed; incurable; as, an irremediable disease or evil.

Irremediableness Ir`re·me"di·a·ble·ness noun The state or quality of being irremediable.

Irremediably Ir`re·me"di·a·bly adverb In a manner, or to a degree, that precludes remedy, cure, or correction.

Irremissible Ir`re·mis"si·ble adjective [ Latin irremissibilis : confer French irrémissible . See In- not, and Remissible .] Not remissible; unpardonable; as, irremissible crimes. Burke. -- Ir`re*mis"si*ble , noun -- Ir`re*mis"si*bly , adverb

Irremission Ir`re·mis"sion noun Refusal of pardon.

Irremissive Ir`re·mis"sive adjective Not remitting; unforgiving.

Irremittable Ir`re·mit"ta·ble adjective Not capable of being remitted; irremissible. Holinshed.

Irremovability Ir`re·mov`a·bil"i·ty noun The quality or state of being irremovable; immovableness.

Irremovable Ir`re·mov"a·ble adjective Not removable; immovable; inflexible. Shak. -- Ir`re*mov"a*bly , adverb

Irremoval Ir`re·mov"al noun Absence of removal.

Irremunerable Ir`re·mu"ner·a·ble adjective [ Latin irremunerabilis : confer French irrémunérable . See Remunerate .] Not remunerable; not capable of remuneration.

Irrenowned Ir`re·nowned" adjective Not renowned. [ Obsolete]

Irreparability Ir·rep`a·ra·bil"i·ty noun [ Confer French irréparabilité .] The quality or state of being irreparable; irreparableness. Sterne.

Irreparable Ir·rep"a·ra·ble adjective [ Latin irreparabilis : confer French irréparable . See In- not, and Reparable .] Not reparable; not capable of being repaired, recovered, regained, or remedied; irretrievable; irremediable; as, an irreparable breach; an irreparable loss. Shak.

Irreparableness Ir·rep"a·ra·ble·ness noun Quality of being irreparable.

Irreparably Ir·rep"a·ra·bly adverb In an irreparable manner.

Irrepealability Ir`re·peal`a·bil"i·ty noun The quality or state of being irrepealable.

Irrepealable Ir`re·peal"a·ble adjective Not repealable; not capable of being repealed or revoked, as a law. -- Ir`re*peal"a*ble*ness , noun -- Ir`re*peal"a*bly , adverb

Irrepentance Ir`re·pent"ance noun Want of repentance; impenitence. Bp. Montagu.

Irrepleviable, Irreplevisable Ir`re·plev"i·a·ble, Ir`re·plev"i·sa·ble adjective (Law) Not capable of being replevied.

Irreprehensible Ir·rep`re·hen"si·ble adjective [ Latin irreprehensibilis : confer French irrépréhensible . See Reprehensible .] Not reprehensible; blameless; innocent. -- Ir*rep`re*hen"si*ble*ness , noun -- Ir*rep`re*hen"si*bly , adverb

Irrepresentable Ir·rep`re·sent"a·ble adjective Not capable of being represented or portrayed.

Irrepressible Ir`re·press"i·ble adjective Not capable of being repressed, restrained, or controlled; as, irrepressible joy; an irrepressible conflict. W. H. Steward.

Irrepressibly Ir`re·press"i·bly adverb In a manner or to a degree that can not be repressed.

Irreproachable Ir`re·proach"a·ble adjective [ Prefix ir- not + reproachable : confer French irréprochable .] Not reproachable; above reproach; not deserving reproach; blameless.

He [ Berkely] erred, -- and who is free from error? -- but his intentions were irreproachable .

Beattie.

Irreproachableness Ir`re·proach"a·ble·ness noun The quality or state of being irreproachable; integrity; innocence.

Irreproachably Ir`re·proach"a·bly adverb In an irreproachable manner; blamelessly.

Irreprovable Ir`re·prov"a·ble adjective Incapable of being justly reproved; irreproachable; blameless; upright. - - Ir`re*prov"a*ble*ness , noun -- Ir`re*prov"a*bly , adverb

Irreptitious Ir`rep·ti"tious adjective [ Latin irrepere , irreptum , to creep in; prefix ir- in + repere to creep.] Surreptitious; spurious. [ Obsolete] Dr. Castell (1673).

Irreputable Ir·rep"u·ta·ble adjective Disreputable. [ Obsolete]

Irresilient Ir`re·sil"i·ent adjective Not resilient; not recoiling or rebounding; inelastic.

Irresistance Ir`re·sist"ance noun Nonresistance; passive submission.

Irresistibility Ir`re·sist`i·bil"i·ty noun [ Confer French irrésistibilité .] The quality or state of being irresistible, irresistibleness.

Irresistible Ir`re·sist"i·ble adjective [ Prefix ir- not + resistible : confer French irrésistible .] That can not be successfully resisted or opposed; superior to opposition; resistless; overpowering; as, an irresistible attraction.

An irresistible law of our nature impels us to seek happiness.

J. M. Mason.

Irresistibleness Ir`re·sist"i·ble·ness noun Quality of being irresistible.

Irresistibly Ir`re·sist"i·bly adverb In an irresistible manner.

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