irradicable

[ih-rad-i-kuh-buh l]

adjective

Origin of irradicable

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

Related formsir·rad·i·ca·bly, adverb

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They come with the spring of life, root deep into the heart, and cling with irradicable tenacity through life.
The Memories of Fifty Years
William H. Sparks

1728, from ir- "not" + radicable.