ineducable

American

[in-ej-oo-kuh-buhl] / ɪnˈɛdʒ ʊ kə bəl /

adjective

incapable of being educated, especially because of some condition, as intellectual disability or emotional disturbance.

ineducable British

/ ɪnˈɛdjʊkəbəl /

adjective

incapable of being educated, esp on account of mental retardation

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Other Word Forms

ineducability

noun

Etymology

Origin of ineducable

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

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ineducable

He lambastes U.S. schools of education as an "unintentional conspiracy to defraud the American public because they are certifying the ineducable to be educators."

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