irradicable

American  

[ih-rad-i-kuh-buhl] / ɪˈræd ɪ kə bəl /

adjective

1. ineradicable.

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Other Word Forms

• irradicably
  adverb

Etymology

Origin of irradicable

1720–30; ir- ² + Latin rādīc ( ārī ) to grow roots, take root (taken incorrectly as “to root up”) + -able. See eradicable

Example Sentences

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irradicable

Of course, the young people flirted, for that diversion is apparently irradicable even in the "best society," but it was done with a propriety which was edifying to behold.

From Silver Pitchers: and Independence A Centennial Love Story by Louisa May Alcott

The desire for power over fellow-beings, for opportunities to control their lives and exploit their labour, is apparently irradicable.

From Mountain Meditations and some subjects of the day and the war by L. (Lizzy) Lind-af-Hageby

They come with the spring of life, root deep into the heart, and cling with irradicable tenacity through life.

From The Memories of Fifty Years Containing Brief Biographical Notices of Distinguished Americans, and Anecdotes of Remarkable Men; Interspersed with Scenes and Incidents Occurring during a Long Life of Observation Chiefly Spent in the Southwest by William Henry Sparks

In like manner, inks composed of by-products of coal tar, can be effectively treated, when irradicable with plain water or soap and water.

From Forty Centuries of Ink or, a chronological narrative concerning ink and its backgrounds, introducing incidental observations and deductions, parallels of time and color phenomena, bibliography, chemistry, poetical effusions, citations, anecdotes and curiosa together with some evidence respecting the evanescent character of most inks of to-day and an epitome of chemico-legal ink. by David Nunes Carvalho

Shun, then, as you would the introduction into your physical system of an insidious but irradicable poison, "The first slight swerving of the heart, That words are powerless to express!"

From The American Gentleman's Guide to Politeness and Fashion or, Familiar Letters to his Nephews by Henry Lunettes