definitions

irradicable

[ ih-rad-i-kuh-buh l ]
/ ɪˈræd ɪ kə bəl /
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adjective

ineradicable.

RELATED WORDS

accepted, accustomed, chronic, deep-rooted, deep-seated, dyed-in-the-wool, entrenched, fixed, habituated, hard-shell, hardened, ineradicable, ingrained, inveterate, proved, seasoned, set, settled, staid, valid

Nearby words

irra, irradiance, irradiant, irradiate, irradiation, irradicable, irrational, irrational number, irrationalism, irrationality, irrationalize

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
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for irradicable

  • 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

Word Origin and History for irradicable

irradicable

adj.

1728, from ir- "not" + radicable.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper