INCURABLE


Meaning of INCURABLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ɪnkjʊərəb(ə)l ]

1.

If someone has an incurable disease, they cannot be cured of it.

He is suffering from an incurable skin disease.

ADJ

• in‧cur‧ably

...youngsters who are disabled, or incurably ill.

ADV : ADV adj

2.

You can use incurable to indicate that someone has a particular quality or attitude and will not change.

Poor old William is an incurable romantic...

ADJ : ADJ n

• in‧cur‧ably

I know you think I’m incurably nosey.

ADV : ADV adj

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