incurable

  • 21incurable — incurability, incurableness, n. incurably, adv. /in kyoor euh beuhl/, adj. 1. not curable; that cannot be cured, remedied, or corrected: an incurable disease. 2. not susceptible to change: his incurable pessimism. n. 3. a person suffering from an …

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  • 22incurable — in|cur|a|ble [ınˈkjuərəbəl US ˈkjur ] adj 1.) impossible to cure ≠ ↑curable incurable disease/illness/condition ▪ She has a rare, incurable disease. 2.) impossible to change ▪ My mother is an incurable optimist. >incurably adv ▪ incurably… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 23incurable — adjective 1 impossible to cure: an incurable disease 2 impossible to change: My mother is an incurable optimist. incurably adverb: incurably romantic incurable noun (C) …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 24incurable — {{#}}{{LM I21513}}{{〓}} {{SynI22060}} {{[}}incurable{{]}} ‹in·cura·ble› {{《}}▍ adj.inv.{{》}} {{<}}1{{>}} Que no se puede corregir o moderar: • Es un lector incurable de novelas románticas.{{○}} {{《}}▍ adj.inv./s.com.{{》}} {{<}}2{{>}} Imposible de …

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  • 25incurable — in|cur|a|ble [ ın kjurəbl ] adjective 1. ) not able to be cured: an incurable illness/disease 2. ) not able to be changed: an incurable romantic ╾ in|cur|a|bly adverb …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 26incurable — adjective not able to be cured. ↘(of a person or their behaviour) unable to be changed: an incurable optimist. noun an incurable person. Derivatives incurability noun incurably adverb …

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  • 27incurable — adjective 1) an incurable illness Syn: untreatable, inoperable, irremediable; terminal, fatal, mortal; chronic 2) an incurable romantic Syn: inveterate, dyed in the wool, confirmed, established …

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  • 28incurable — in•cur•a•ble [[t]ɪnˈkyʊər ə bəl[/t]] adj. 1) not curable: an incurable disease[/ex] 2) not susceptible to change: incurable pessimism[/ex] • Etymology: 1300–50; ME < LL in•cur′a•bly, adv …

    From formal English to slang

  • 29incurable — /ɪnˈkjurəbəl / (say in kyoohruhbuhl) adjective 1. not curable. 2. confirmed in a habit of mind; inveterate: *a load of debt that would have bowed the shoulders of any but an incurable optimist. –mary durack, 1959. –noun 3. someone suffering from… …

  • 30incurable — Denoting a disease or morbid process that is unresponsive to medical or surgical treatment. * * * in·cur·able ( )in kyu̇r ə bəl adj impossible to cure <an incurable disease> in·cur·ably blē adv * * * …

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