irradicable

[ ih-rad-i-kuh-buh l ]
/ ɪˈræd ɪ kə bəl /

adjective

Origin of irradicable

1720–30; ir-2 + Latin rādīc(ārī) to grow roots, take root (taken incorrectly as “to root up”) + -able. See eradicable

OTHER WORDS FROM irradicable

ir·rad·i·ca·bly, adverb

Example sentences from the Web for irradicable

  • They come with the spring of life, root deep into the heart, and cling with irradicable tenacity through life.

    The Memories of Fifty Years |William H. Sparks