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Webster 1913 Edition

Incurable

In-cur′a-ble

,
Adj.
[F.
incurable
, L.
incurabilis
. See
In-
not, and
Curable
.]
1.
Not capable of being cured; beyond the power of skill or medicine to remedy;
as, an
incurable
disease
.
A scirrhus is not absolutely
incurable
.
Arbuthnot.
2.
Not admitting or capable of remedy or correction; irremediable; remediless;
as,
incurable
evils
.
Rancorous and
incurable
hostility.
Burke.
Syn. – Irremediable; remediless; irrecoverable; irretrievable; irreparable; hopeless.

In-cur′a-ble

,
Noun.
A person diseased beyond cure.

Webster 1828 Edition

Incurable

INCU'RABLE

, a.
1.
That cannot be cured; not admitting of cure; beyond the power of skill or medicine; as an incurable disease.
2.
Not admitting remedy or correction; irremediable; remediless; as incurable evils.

INCU'RABLE

,
Noun.
A person diseased beyond the reach of cure.

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