INCURABLE


Meaning of INCURABLE in English

/ ɪnˈkjʊərəbl; NAmE -ˈkjʊr-/ adjective

1.

that cannot be cured :

an incurable disease / illness

OPP curable

2.

that cannot be changed

SYN incorrigible :

She's an incurable optimist.

►  in·cur·ably / -əbli; NAmE / adverb :

incurably ill / romantic

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WORD ORIGIN

Middle English : from Old French , or from late Latin incurabilis , from in- not + curabilis (from Latin curare take care of, from cura care).

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.