One who cannot be cured.
Used in a Sentence
incurable
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for incurable.
Editorial note
Women dying at childbirth had nothing to do with cultural norms, it was simply incurable (until recently).
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Quick take
One who cannot be cured.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of incurable gathered in one view.
Of an illness, condition, etc, that is unable to be cured; healless.
(figuratively) Irremediable, incorrigible.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for incurable.
noun
One who cannot be cured.
See also: hopeless, unalterable, inalterable
adjective
Of an illness, condition, etc, that is unable to be cured; healless.
See also: hopeless, unalterable, inalterable
adjective
(figuratively) Irremediable, incorrigible.
See also: hopeless, unalterable, inalterable
Example sentences
Women dying at childbirth had nothing to do with cultural norms, it was simply incurable (until recently).
Assisted suicide is a compassionate medical treatment for end stage incurable diseases, with full consent of the person being treated.
Making automatic loans sound very similar to sms loans, which is a common cause for people falling into incurable debt.
But in the end it's incurable and terminal once treatment ceases, and the studio becomes weaker and skeletal before finally passing.
It's easier to believe that there are incurable monsters among us, because this lets us be self-righteous in containing and punishing them.
Edward made a detailed study of Willy’s psychological profile, which he knew to be pervaded by feelings of inferiority and incurable anglophilia.
I also have a (milder) set of incurable health problems that have led to hospitalizations and several surgeries.
I have a deadly, incurable medical condition for which an annual flu vax is routinely prescribed.
I also have a genetic issue that's incurable and left me vary sick last year.
But the minute you start to explain why making jokes about one's race or incurable disease is not ok you realize you're in the wrong group.
Up until now, though, most doctors I've talked to seem to treat Meniere's as simply incurable and make no further time investments.
I think the word is justified in this context however because the rationale behind immunotherapy is very sound, and it seems able to cure a non-negligible proportion of patients with otherwise incurable disease.
Quote examples
Of course some people are just "bad" incurable, but that number should be far reduced.
She replied saying that she had "incurable crippling diseases", specifically "RA + fibromyalgia" (RA I assume means Rheumatoid Arthritis).
Also, where's your Market Requirements Document?" I fear it may be an incurable condition.
What I would like to understand, is what the difference is between one incurable terminal condition and the next is, and why we're culturally stuck on trying to divide things up into "approved" and "not-approved" categories.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use incurable in a sentence?
Women dying at childbirth had nothing to do with cultural norms, it was simply incurable (until recently).
What does incurable mean?
One who cannot be cured.
What part of speech is incurable?
incurable is commonly used as noun, adjective.