unredeemable

adjective

un·​re·​deem·​able ˌən-ri-ˈdē-mə-bəl How to pronounce unredeemable (audio)
: unable to be redeemed or made better : irredeemable
an unredeemable scoundrel
turning unredeemable characters into protagonists we can pull forWilliam Buchheit

Examples of unredeemable in a Sentence

unredeemable sinners misspelling the name of the store on the sign was hardly an unredeemable error—you can paint over your mistake
Recent Examples on the Web These are characters that sometimes may seem unredeemable. Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2024 Reynolds portrays Clint Briggs, a supposedly unredeemable business consultant who has his world turned upside down by the Ghost of Christmas Present, played by Ferrell. Robert English, EW.com, 21 Aug. 2023 The most unlikable among them aren’t totally unredeemable. Kate Aronoff, The New Republic, 5 Apr. 2023 Her dad was unredeemable. John Anderson, WSJ, 27 Dec. 2022 Alongside health concerns, steering committee member Alicia Kendrick said that she and other residents are frustrated at how quickly some communities, like Joppa, are thought of as unredeemable. Dallas News, 21 Mar. 2022 What is left is a closer feeling of closeness to his characters — to ugly, sorrowing, tender, stalwart, ruined, unredeemable people, failing at their lives and yet trying, still, to live them. New York Times, 12 July 2022 Like focus, much can be left to the camera in auto mode, and even seemingly unredeemable exposure can often be corrected during editing. The Editors, Outdoor Life, 7 Jan. 2021 By now, Welch was smiling a bit, eager to discuss redemption in a moment that sometimes seems unredeemable. Hanif Abdurraqib, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2020

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Word History

First Known Use

1551, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of unredeemable was in 1551

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“Unredeemable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unredeemable. Accessed 14 Oct. 2024.

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