incurable
[ in-kyoor-uh-buhl ]
/ ɪnˈkyʊər ə bəl /
adjective
not curable; that cannot be cured, remedied, or corrected: an incurable disease.
not susceptible to change: his incurable pessimism.
noun
a person suffering from an incurable disease.
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SYNONYMS FOR incurable
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in·cur·a·bil·i·ty, in·cur·a·ble·ness, nounin·cur·a·bly, adverbWords nearby incurable
incumber, incumbrance, incunable, incunabula, incur, incurable, incurious, incurrence, incurrent, incursion, incursive
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British Dictionary definitions for incurable
incurable
/ (ɪnˈkjʊərəbəl) /
adjective
(esp of a disease) not curable; unresponsive to treatment
noun
a person having an incurable disease
Derived forms of incurable
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Medical definitions for incurable
incurable
[ ĭn-kyur′ə-bəl ]
adj.
Being such that a cure is impossible; not curable.
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