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irrevocably

adv. manner
C1 Advanced US //ˌɪˈɹɛvəkəbɫi// UK //ɪɹɪvˈɒkəbli// ir·re·vo·ca·bly

adv. in a way that cannot be changed or undone. You use this to describe a decision or a change that is permanent.

adv. in a manner that cannot be reversed, canceled, or undone. Often used to describe legal or emotional commitments that are final.


SIMPLE

The two countries signed an irrevocably binding treaty.

CONTEXTUAL

Once the final payment is processed, the contract becomes irrevocably binding and cannot be canceled.

COMPLEX

The discovery of the ancient ruins irrevocably altered the historical narrative of the region, forcing scholars to reconsider centuries of established archaeological evidence.

Origin

From irrevocable + -ly.

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