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Vinony

irreconcilable

adjective

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Wiktionary

adj

Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French irréconciliable, from Late Latin irreconciliābilis, from in- (“not”) + reconciliō (“to reconcile”) + -ābilis (“-able”). By surface analysis, ir- + reconcilable.

  1. Unable to be reconciled; opposed; uncompromising.

    “[T]he fact that the peccant doctor [Sir James Clark, 1st Baronet] continued in the Queen's service made the Hastings family irreconcilable and produced an unpleasant impression of unrepentant error upon the public mind.”

  2. Incompatible, discrepant, contradictory.

    “I amused myself by thinking that in his choice of books he showed pleasantly the irreconcilable sides of his fantastic nature.”

noun

Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French irréconciliable, from Late Latin irreconciliābilis, from in- (“not”) + reconciliō (“to reconcile”) + -ābilis (“-able”). By surface analysis, ir- + reconcilable.

  1. Something that cannot be reconciled.