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Irrespirable

Irrespirable \Ir*res"pi*ra*ble\, a. [L. irrespirabilis: cf. F. irrespirable. See Respirable.] Unfit for respiration; not having the qualities necessary to support animal life; as, irrespirable air.

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irrespirable

a. Unbreathable.

Usage examples of "irrespirable".

I remember gasping a little, in an air that seemed to have been touched by the irrespirable chill of death.

The air was growing fouler and more irrespirable, with a thick, sodden quality, as if from a sediment of material rottenness.

Anything, even sudden death from the inhalation of some irrespirable atmosphere, would be better than the long confinement.