Incurable

Pronunciation

• RP IPA: /ˌɪnˈkjʊəɹəbl/
• US IPA: /ˌɪnˈkjʊɹəbl/

Origin

From Old French incurable, from Late Latin incurabilis

Full definition of incurable

Adjective

1. Of an illness, condition, etc, that is unable to be cured; healless.
• Sir J. StephenThey were labouring under a profound, and, as it might have seemed, an almost incurable ignorance.

Derived terms

• incurable romantic

Related terms

• incurability
• terminal

Synonyms

• uncurable

Antonyms

• curable

Noun

1. One who cannot be cured.

Anagrams

• binuclear