unretractableadj.¹

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnrᵻˈtraktəbl/, U.S.

/ˌənrəˈtræktəb(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, retract v.², -able suffix.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + retract v.² + -able suffix. Compare slightly later retractable adj.¹ and earlier unretracted adj.

That cannot be revoked, rescinded, gone back on, undone, or unsaid; irrevocable.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > memory > effacement, obliteration > cancellation, revocation > [adjective] > not capable of revocation

stable1297

undefeasible1461

unrevocable1464

irrevocable1490

incoverable1526

irrecoverable1540

unrepealable1574

uncancellable1606

unrecallable1611

inabrogable1617

unretractable1624

irreversible1629

unalterable1631

irrepealable1633

indeposable1673

irreclaimable1834

irretractable1880

1624 G. Carleton Αστρολογομανια ix. 88 Hee leaueth vs this vnretractable Position, that Magicke and Astrology cannot bee separated.

1692 W. Bates Funeral-serm. R. Baxter 28 God cannot repent or lie; his Counsels are unretractable, from the Immutability of his Nature.

1791 C. Hamilton tr. Hedàya IV. lii. iv. 526 Emancipation is an absolute and unretractable act.

1808 Cobbett's Weekly Polit. Reg. 30 June 1025 A solemn and unretractable declaration on his part of Mr. Fox's fitness for the ministry.

1860 D. Burns Other Side 17 The pledge is not an unretractable promise to abstain.

1907 A. Davenport Stage Affairs in Amer. Today 5 Feb. 8 High enforcement of law and order should speak out in unmistaken words of unretractable detestation.

1950 W. Henry No Survivors xi. 106 I knew enough of their ways to realize this step, once taken, was unretractable.

1994 Times 12 Mar. 1/5 Until the player's hand is removed from the piece, which makes that move unretractable, it can be moved to any legal square.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

unretractableadj.²

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnrᵻˈtraktəbl/, U.S.

/ˌənrəˈtræktəb(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, retractable adj.²

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + retractable adj.²

That cannot be drawn back, in, up, etc.

ΚΠ

1882 S. D. Gross Syst. Surg. (ed. 6) I. i. ix. 296 A tight, unretractable prepuce should never be incised.

1936 Cedar Rapids (Iowa) Tribune 3 Apr. 7/5 The worker bee has a straight, barbed, unretractable sting.

1979 Kenyon Rev. New Ser. 1 37 Sun-faded draperies, raddled unretractable shades.

1992 Acad. Press Dict. Sci. & Technol. 662/2 Animals with unretractable claws.

2000 B. Tennyson & R. Sarty Guardian of Gulf (2002) x. 244 A big, high-wing, single-engine monoplane with a massive unretractable landing gear.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	unretractable
释义	unretractableadj.¹ Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnrᵻˈtraktəbl/, U.S. /ˌənrəˈtræktəb(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, retract v.², -able suffix. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + retract v.² + -able suffix. Compare slightly later retractable adj.¹ and earlier unretracted adj. That cannot be revoked, rescinded, gone back on, undone, or unsaid; irrevocable. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > memory > effacement, obliteration > cancellation, revocation > [adjective] > not capable of revocation stable1297 undefeasible1461 unrevocable1464 irrevocable1490 incoverable1526 irrecoverable1540 unrepealable1574 uncancellable1606 unrecallable1611 inabrogable1617 unretractable1624 irreversible1629 unalterable1631 irrepealable1633 indeposable1673 irreclaimable1834 irretractable1880 1624 G. Carleton Αστρολογομανια ix. 88 Hee leaueth vs this vnretractable Position, that Magicke and Astrology cannot bee separated. 1692 W. Bates Funeral-serm. R. Baxter 28 God cannot repent or lie; his Counsels are unretractable, from the Immutability of his Nature. 1791 C. Hamilton tr. Hedàya IV. lii. iv. 526 Emancipation is an absolute and unretractable act. 1808 Cobbett's Weekly Polit. Reg. 30 June 1025 A solemn and unretractable declaration on his part of Mr. Fox's fitness for the ministry. 1860 D. Burns Other Side 17 The pledge is not an unretractable promise to abstain. 1907 A. Davenport Stage Affairs in Amer. Today 5 Feb. 8 High enforcement of law and order should speak out in unmistaken words of unretractable detestation. 1950 W. Henry No Survivors xi. 106 I knew enough of their ways to realize this step, once taken, was unretractable. 1994 Times 12 Mar. 1/5 Until the player's hand is removed from the piece, which makes that move unretractable, it can be moved to any legal square. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). unretractableadj.² Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnrᵻˈtraktəbl/, U.S. /ˌənrəˈtræktəb(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, retractable adj.² Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + retractable adj.² That cannot be drawn back, in, up, etc. ΚΠ 1882 S. D. Gross Syst. Surg. (ed. 6) I. i. ix. 296 A tight, unretractable prepuce should never be incised. 1936 Cedar Rapids (Iowa) Tribune 3 Apr. 7/5 The worker bee has a straight, barbed, unretractable sting. 1979 Kenyon Rev. New Ser. 1 37 Sun-faded draperies, raddled unretractable shades. 1992 Acad. Press Dict. Sci. & Technol. 662/2 Animals with unretractable claws. 2000 B. Tennyson & R. Sarty Guardian of Gulf (2002) x. 244 A big, high-wing, single-engine monoplane with a massive unretractable landing gear. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.¹1624adj.²1882
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