Origin: Latin
suffix -able
Incurable has 5 different meanings across 2 categories:
Noun
· Adjective
Noun
1
a person whose disease is incurable
Adjective
1
incapable of being cured
"an incurable disease"
"an incurable addiction to smoking"
2
unalterable in disposition or habits
"an incurable optimist"
3
Of an illness, condition, etc, that is unable to be cured; healless.
Example Sentences
"an incurable disease"
adjective
"an incurable addiction to smoking"
adjective
"an incurable optimist"
adjective
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Broader Terms (hypernyms)