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incurable

Pronunciation: /ˌɪnˈkjʊəɹəbl/

The English word “incurable” has 3 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Of an illness, condition, etc, that is unable to be cured; healless.
  2. Irremediable, incorrigible.

noun

  1. One who cannot be cured.

Etymology

From Old French incurable, from Late Latin incurabilis.

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