Incurable
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌɪnˈkjʊəɹəbl/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Incurable is an adjective meaning Of an illness, condition, etc, that is unable to be cured; healless.
Meaning
Of an illness, condition, etc, that is unable to be cured; healless.
More Meanings
- (figuratively) Irremediable, incorrigible.
- One who cannot be cured.
Example Sentences
an incurable romantic
They were labouring under a profound, and, as it might have seemed, an almost incurable ignorance.
Heatherlegh, the Doctor, kept, in addition to his regular practice, a hospital on his private account — an arrangement of loose-boxes for Incurables, his friends called it — but it was really a sort of fitting-up shed for craft that had been damaged by stress of weather.
Word Forms
- incurables
Synonyms for incurable
Depending on context, synonyms include uncurable, hopeless, unalterable, inalterable.
Antonyms for incurable
Common opposites include curable.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include unalterable, inalterable, hopeless, irreparable, untreatable, intractable.
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