Irrecusable
(Ir`re*cu"sa*ble) a. [L. irrecusabilis; pref. ir— not + recusabilis that should be rejected, fr.
recusare to reject: cf. F. irrécusable.] Not liable to exception or rejection. Sir W. Hamilton.
Irredeemability
(Ir`re*deem`a*bil"i*ty) n. The state or quality of being irredeemable; irredeemableness.
Irredeemable
(Ir`re*deem"a*ble) a. Not redeemable; that can not be redeemed; not payable in gold or
silver, as a bond; — used especially of such government notes, issued as currency, as are not convertible
into coin at the pleasure of the holder. — Ir`re*deem"a*ble*ness, adv.
Irreducibility
(Ir`re*du`ci*bil"i*ty) n. The state or quality of being irreducible.
Irreducible
(Ir`re*du"ci*ble) a.
1. Incapable of being reduced, or brought into a different state; incapable of restoration to its proper or
normal condition; as, an irreducible hernia.
2. (Math.) Incapable of being reduced to a simpler form of expression; as, an irreducible formula.
Irreducible case (Alg.), a particular case in the solution of a cubic equation, in which the formula commonly
employed contains an imaginary quantity, and therefore fails in its application.
— Ir`re*du"ci*ble*ness, n. — — Ir`re*du"ci*bly, adv.
Irreflection
(Ir`re*flec"tion) n. Want of reflection.
Irreflective
(Ir`re*flect"ive) a. Not reflective. De Quincey.
Irreformable
(Ir`re*form"a*ble) a. Incapable of being reformed; incorrigible. Joseph Cook.
Irrefragability
(Ir*ref`ra*ga*bil"i*ty) n. The quality or state of being irrefragable; incapability of being refuted.
Irrefragable
(Ir*ref"ra*ga*ble) a. [F. irréfragable, L. irrefragabilis. See Refragable.] Not refragable; not
to be gainsaid or denied; not to be refuted or overthrown; unanswerable; incontestable; undeniable; as, an
irrefragable argument; irrefragable evidence. — Ir*ref"ra*ga*ble*ness, n. — Ir*ref"ra*ga*bly, adv.
Syn. — Incontrovertible; unanswerable; indisputable; unquestionable; incontestable; indubitable; undeniable; irrefutable.
Irrefrangibility
(Ir`re*fran`gi*bil"i*ty) n. The quality or state of being irrefrangible; irrefrangibleness.
Irrefrangible
(Ir`re*fran"gi*ble) a. Not refrangible; that can not be refracted in passing from one medium
to another. — Ir`re*fran"gi*ble*ness, n.
Irrefutable
(Ir`re*fut"a*ble) a. [L. irrefutabilis: cf. F. irréfutable. See Refute.] Incapable of being refuted
or disproved; indisputable. — Ir`re*fut"a*ble*ness, n. — Ir`re*fut"a*bly, adv.
Irregeneracy
(Ir`re*gen"er*a*cy) n. Unregeneracy.
Irregeneration
(Ir`re*gen`er*a"tion) n. An unregenerate state. [Obs.]
Irregular
(Ir*reg"u*lar) a. [Pref. ir- not + regular: cf. F. irrégulier.] Not regular; not conforming to a law,
method, or usage recognized as the general rule; not according to common form; not conformable to
nature, to the rules of moral rectitude, or to established principles; not normal; unnatural; immethodical; unsymmetrical; erratic; no
