irradicable

[ ih-rad-i-kuh-buhl ]

adjective

1. ineradicable.

Other Words From

• ir·radi·ca·bly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of irradicable¹

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

Example Sentences

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

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