Meaning & use
Irredeemable
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Not able to be saved, corrected, or reformed; beyond redemption.
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The critics called the film an irredeemable mess from start to finish.
He believed no person was truly irredeemable, given the chance to change.
A note on using this word
Originally a financial term describing bonds that could not be redeemed or paid off, before broadening to its more general moral sense.
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