incurable

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˌɪnˈkjʊərəbl/, SAMPA: /%In"kjU@r@bl/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˌɪnˈkjʊrəbl/, SAMPA: /%In"kjUr@bl/
• Hyphenation: in‧cur‧able

Adjective

Positive incurable

Comparative none

Superlative none

1. If a disease, sickness, or illness is incurable, it cannot be cured; it does not have a remedy.
   • Antonym: curable

   The tumor in his brain is incurable.

Related words

• incurably
• incurableness
• incurability

See also

• cure
• remedy