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incurable(dictionary)
incurable(dictionary)

incurable (iou)



incurable adjective & noun. ME.
[Old & mod. French, or late Latin incurabilis, formed as IN-3 + curabilis CURABLE.]
A. adjective. Unable to be cured (lit. & fig.). ME.
Ld Macaulay The faults of James's head and heart were incurable. R. Lowell He was dying of the incurable Hodgkin's disease.
b. noun. A person who cannot be cured. M17.
R. Kipling Heatherlegh, the Doctor, kept..a hospital..for Incurables.
incura'bility noun M17.
incurableness noun E17.
incurably adverb E16.