Incurable

Pronunciation: /ɪnˈkjʊrəbəl/

Definitions of incurable

adjective unable to be cured or treated

Example Sentences

A1 Cancer is an incurable disease.

A2 The doctor told me that my condition was incurable.

B1 The patient was devastated to learn that his illness was incurable.

B2 Despite the best efforts of medical professionals, some diseases remain incurable.

C1 The scientist dedicated her life to researching a cure for the previously deemed incurable condition.

C2 The incurable nature of the virus posed a significant challenge to public health officials.

Examples of incurable in a Sentence

formal The doctor informed the patient that his condition was incurable.

informal I'm sorry to hear that your illness is incurable.

slang Man, that sucks that your disease is incurable.

figurative Some wounds of the heart are simply incurable.

Grammatical Forms of incurable

• past tense: incurred
• plural: incurables
• comparative: more incurable
• superlative: most incurable
• present tense: incur
• future tense: will incur
• perfect tense: have incurred
• continuous tense: is incurring
• singular: incurable
• positive degree: incurable
• infinitive: to incur
• gerund: incurring
• participle: incurable

Origin and Evolution of incurable

First Known Use: 1250 year

Language of Origin: Latin

Story behind the word: The word 'incurable' originated from the Latin word 'incurabilis', which is derived from the prefix 'in-' meaning 'not' and the verb 'curare' meaning 'to cure'.

Evolution of the word: Over time, 'incurable' has retained its original meaning of not able to be cured, but has also been used more broadly to describe things that are impossible to change or remedy.