incurable
English
Etymology
From Old French incurable, from Late Latin incurabilis
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌɪnˈkjʊəɹəbl/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˌɪnˈkjʊɹəbl/
Adjective
incurable (not comparable)
- Of an illness, condition, etc, that is unable to be cured; healless.
- Sir J. Stephen
- They were labouring under a profound, and, as it might have seemed, an almost incurable ignorance.
- Sir J. Stephen
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Translations
unable to be cured
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Noun
incurable (plural incurables)
- One who cannot be cured.
Anagrams
Middle French
Adjective
incurable m, f (plural incurables)
Spanish
Adjective
incurable (plural incurables)
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