Emily Dickinson Lexicon

IR-REL'A-TIVE, a. [in and relative.]

Not relative; not connected. Irrelative chords, in music, have no common sound.

IR-REL'A-TIVE-LY, adv.

Unconnectedly. Boyle.

IR-REL'E-VAN-CY, n. [from irrelevant.]

Inapplicability; the quality of not being applicable, or of not serving to aid and support; as, the irrelevancy of an argument or of testimony to a case in question.

IR-REL'E-VANT, a. [in and Fr. relever, to raise, from elever, lever, L. elevo, levo, to raise.]

Not relevant; not applicable or pertinent; not serving to support. We call evidence, testimony, and arguments irrelevant to a cause, when they are inapplicable to it, or do not serve to support it.

IR-REL'E-VANT-LY, adv.

Without being to the purpose.

IR-RE-LIEV'A-BLE, a.

Not admitting relief. Hargrave.

IR-RE-LIG'ION, n. [Fr.; in and religion.]

Want of religion, or contempt of it; impiety. Dryden.

IR-RE-LIG'ION-IST, n.

Ono who is destitute of religious principles; a despiser of religion. Nott.

IR-RE-LIG'IOUS, a. [Fr. irreligieux.]

1. Destitute of religious principles; contemning religion; impious; ungodly. Shame and reproach are generally the portion of the impious and irreligious. South.
2. Contrary to religion; profane; impious; wicked; as, an irreligious speech; irreligious conduct.

IR-RE-LIG'IOUS-LY, adv.

With impiety; wickedly.

IR-RE-LIG'IOUS-NESS, n.

Want of religious principles or practices; ungodliness.

IR-RE'ME-A-BLE, a. [L. irremeabilis; in and remeo, to return; re and meo, to pass.]

Admitting no return; as, an irremeable way. Dryden.

IR-RE-ME'DI-A-BLE, a. [Fr.; in and remediable, from remedy.]

1. Not to be remedied; that can not be cured; as, an irremediable disease or evil.
2. Not to be corrected or redressed; as, irremediable error or mischief.

IR-RE-ME'DI-A-BLE-NESS, n.

State of being irremediable.

IR-RE-ME'DI-A-BLY, adv.

In a manner or degree that precludes remedy, cure or correction. Bp. Taylor.

IR-RE-MIS'SI-BLE, a. [Fr.; in and remissible; remitto. See Remit.]

Not to be pardoned; that can not be forgiven or remitted. Whiston.

IR-RE-MIS'SI-BLE-NESS, n.

The quality of being unpardonable. Hammond.

IR-RE-MIS'SI-BLY, adv.

So as not to be pardoned. Sherwood.

IR-RE-MIS'SIVE, a.

Not remitting.

IR-RE-MOV-A-BIL'I-TY, n. [See Irremovable.]

The quality or state of being irremovable, or not removable from office.

IR-RE-MOV'A-BLE, a. [in and removable.]

1. That can not be moved or changed. Shak.
2. That can not be legally or constitutionally removed from office.

IR-RE-MOV'A-BLY, adv.

So as not to admit of removal.

IR-RE-MOV'AL, n.

Absence of removal.

IR-RE-MU'NER-ABLE, a. [in and remunerable.]

That can not be rewarded.

IR-RE-NOWN'ED, a.

Not renowned; not celebrated. Spenser.