incurable
[ in-kyoor-uh-buhl ]
/ ɪnˈkyʊər ə bəl /
adjective
not curable; that cannot be cured, remedied, or corrected: an incurable disease.
not susceptible to change: his incurable pessimism.
noun
a person suffering from an incurable disease.
Origin of incurable
SYNONYMS FOR incurable
OTHER WORDS FROM incurable
in·cur·a·bil·i·ty, in·cur·a·ble·ness, noun in·cur·a·bly, adverbWords nearby incurable
incumber,
incumbrance,
incunable,
incunabula,
incur,
incurable,
incurious,
incurrence,
incurrent,
incursion,
incursive
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British Dictionary definitions for incurable
incurable
/ (ɪnˈkjʊərəbəl) /
adjective
(esp of a disease) not curable; unresponsive to treatment
noun
a person having an incurable disease
Derived forms of incurable
incurability or incurableness, noun incurably, adverbMedical definitions for incurable
incurable
[ ĭn-kyur′ə-bəl ]
adj.
Being such that a cure is impossible; not curable.