First Known Use: 14th century
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incurable
adjective in·cur·able \(ˌ)in-ˈkyu̇r-ə-bəl\
: impossible to cure : not curable
: not likely to be changed
Full Definition of INCURABLE
: not curable <an incurable disease>; broadly : not likely to be changed or corrected <incurable optimism>
— incurable noun
— in·cur·ably \-blē\ adverb
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Origin of INCURABLE
Middle English, from Anglo-French or Late Latin; Anglo-French, from Late Latin incurabilis, from Latin in- + curabilis curable
Related to INCURABLE
- Synonyms
- incorrigible, hopeless, irrecoverable, irredeemable, irreformable, irremediable, irretrievable, unrecoverable, unredeemable
- Antonyms
- curable, reclaimable, recoverable, redeemable, reformable, remediable, retrievable, savable (or saveable)
Rhymes with INCURABLE
INCURABLE Defined for Kids
incurable
adjective in·cur·able \in-ˈkyu̇r-ə-bəl\
Definition of INCURABLE for Kids
: impossible to cure <an incurable disease>
— in·cur·ably \-blē\ adverb
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incurable
adjective in·cur·able \(ˈ)in-ˈkyu̇r-ə-bəl\
Medical Definition of INCURABLE
: impossible to cure <an incurable disease>
—in·cur·ably \-blē\ adverb
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