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ineducable

[in-ej-oo-kuh-buh l]
adjective
  1. incapable of being educated, especially because of some condition, as mental retardation or emotional disturbance.
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Origin of ineducable

First recorded in 1880–85; in-3 + educable
Related formsin·ed·u·ca·bil·i·ty, noun
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Historical Examples of ineducable

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

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    T.S. Stribling

British Dictionary definitions for ineducable

ineducable

adjective
  1. incapable of being educated, esp on account of mental retardation
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Derived Formsineducability, noun
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Word Origin and History for ineducable

adj.

1884, from in- (1) "not" + educable. Related: Ineducability.

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