incurable
UK /ˌɪnˈkjʊəɹəbl/ · US /ˌɪnˈkjʊɹəbl/ adjective, noun
Forms incurables
- adjective Of an illness, condition, etc, that is unable to be cured; healless.
- adjective (figuratively) Irremediable, incorrigible. “an incurable romantic”
- noun One who cannot be cured.
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Etymology
From Old French incurable, from Late Latin incurabilis.
Webster’s 1913
- adjective Not capable of being cured; beyond the power of skill or medicine to remedy; as, an incurable disease.
- adjective Not admitting or capable of remedy or correction; irremediable; remediless; as, incurable evils.
- noun A person diseased beyond cure.
Etymology [F. incurable, L. incurabilis. See In- not, and Curable.]
Sources: Wiktionary · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “incurable”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details