incurable
adjective | /incurable/
Not able to be cured or remedied; often used of a disease or condition, and sometimes of a persistent habit or trait.
incurable
adjective | /incurable/
Essential WordsMEDIUMNot able to be cured or remedied; often used of a disease or condition, and sometimes of a persistent habit or trait.
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"The doctors explained that the disease was incurable. Means: The doctors said that no available treatment could cure the disease."
"He was an incurable optimist who always expected things to improve. Means: He was persistently optimistic and could not be made to stop expecting improvement."
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Incurable means not curable: the prefix in- means “not,” and curable means “able to be cured.”
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