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ineducable

[ in-ej-oo-kuh-buhl ]
/ ɪnˈɛdʒ ʊ kə bəl /
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adjective
incapable of being educated, especially because of some condition, as intellectual disability or emotional disturbance.
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Origin of ineducable

First recorded in 1880–85; in-3 + educable

OTHER WORDS FROM ineducable

in·ed·u·ca·bil·i·ty [in-ej-oo-kuh-bil-i-tee], /ɪnˌɛdʒ ʊ kəˈbɪl ɪ ti/, noun
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How to use ineducable in a sentence

  • Hooker's Bend warmed with pleasure that half of its population was ineducable.

    Birthright|T.S. Stribling

British Dictionary definitions for ineducable

ineducable
/ (ɪnˈɛdjʊkəbəl) /

adjective
incapable of being educated, esp on account of mental retardation

Derived forms of ineducable

ineducability, noun
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