WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
in•cur•a•ble /ɪnˈkyʊrəbəl/USA pronunciation
adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- not curable:an incurable disease.
- not likely or easily able to change:incurable pessimism.
in•cur•a•ble
(in kyŏŏr′ə bəl),USA pronunciation adj.
n.
in•cur′a•bil′i•ty, in•cur′a•ble•ness, n.
in•cur′a•bly, adv.
- not curable;
that cannot be cured, remedied, or corrected:an incurable disease. - not susceptible to change:his incurable pessimism.
n.
- a person suffering from an incurable disease.
- Late Latin incūrābilis. See in-3, curable
- Middle English 1300–50
in•cur′a•bly, adv.
- 2. unflagging, incorrigible, relentless.
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