adj
incurable
ihn-KYOOR-ruhbl
adj
1
Not able to be cured or treated successfully.
"The disease was declared incurable at the time."
2
So deeply ingrained that it cannot be changed or fixed.
"He's an incurable romantic, always believing in love at first sight."
How to Use Incurable
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishImpossible to cure or fix — used both literally for illness and lightly for personality traits.
Common pairings
incurable disease
incurable romantic
incurable optimist
Word Forms
incurables plural
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Etymology
From Old French incurable, from Late Latin incurabilis, from in- ("not") plus curare ("to cure, take care of").