curable
adjective
capable of being cured.
uncurable
-
a word derived from
curable.
Example Sentences
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For more than a year, Matt has been battling an uncurable brain cancer, glioblastoma.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026
Supporters of the measure oppose the term “assisted suicide” because patients with uncurable ailments don’t necessarily want to die; they just want to avoid the inevitable pain of their lethal illness.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 15, 2021
The disease, though uncurable and irreversible, can be controlled through medications.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 8, 2020
A specialist in Houston diagnosed angioedema, an uncurable disease involving swelling of deep layers of skin.
From New York Times ● Jan. 6, 2018
Send succours, lords, and stop the rage betime, Before the wound do grow uncurable; For, being green, there is great hope of help.
From King Henry VI, Part 2 by William Shakespeare
