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   In·cur·a·ble

   /ˌinˈkyo͝orəb(ə)l/

   

   adjective

   • 1. (of a sick person or a disease) not able to be cured. Similar untreatableinoperableirremediablebeyond cureterminalfataldeadlymortalchronicpersistentlong-standingconstantly recurringlong-termrare:immedicableOpposite curable
   • ▪ (of a person or behavior) unable to be changed: "an incurable optimist" Similar inveteratedyed-in-the-woolconfirmedentrenchedestablishedlong-establishedlong-standingdeep-rooteddiehardcompleteabsoluteutterthoroughthoroughgoingout-and-outtrue bluethrough and throughfirmunshakeablestaunchsteadfastcommitteddevoteddedicatedloyalfaithfulunswervingunwaveringunfalteringunashamedunapologeticunrepentantincorrigiblehopelessbeyond hopefull-boreinformal:deep-dyedcard-carryingmad keenkeen as mustardarchaic:arrantrare:right-down

   noun

   • 1. a person who cannot be cured.

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French, or from late Latin incurabilis, from in- ‘not’ + curabilis (see curable).

   Derivatives

   • 1. incurability noun
   • 2. incurableness noun
   • 3. incurably adverb

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   What does the word incur mean?

   • What does the word incur mean? According to Collins English Dictionary and the American Heritage Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, the word incur is a verb that means to make oneself subject to or bring upon oneself, as well as to run into or encounter. Incur is two syllables – in-cur, and the pronunciation of incur is ɪnˈkɜː.

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   • use "incur" in a sentence. My boss has furnished me with a generous budget to cover any costs I incur while on business out of town. You will be liable for any debts incurred if you sign this agreement. You can expect to incur a fair amount of debt the first year you're in business, but hopefully, after that the money will start to come in.

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   • incur ( inˈkəː) – past tense, past participle inˈcurred – verb 1. to bring (something unpleasant) on oneself. to incur someone's displeasure. incurrir en, provocar 2. to become liable to pay (a debt). to incur enormous debts. contraer Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd. Want to thank TFD for its existence?

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   • Scrabble point value for incur: 7 points. Incur is a Words with Friends word. Words with Friends point value for incur: 7 points. Above are the results of unscrambling incur.

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   Incurable means not able to be cured or not able to change. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts with examples from the Cambridge Dictionary and Corpus.

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   Incurable definition: not curable; that cannot be cured, remedied, or corrected. See examples of INCURABLE used in a sentence.

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   Incurable combines the prefix in-, "not," and curable, from the Latin cura, "care or concern," and also "means of healing." Definitions of incurable. adjective. incapable of being cured. “an incurable disease”. see more. adjective. unalterable in disposition or habits. “an incurable optimist”.

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   6 days ago · Incurable means not curable or not susceptible to change. It can describe a disease, a quality, or a person. Learn more about its usage, pronunciation, and origin with Collins English Dictionary.

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   Incurable means that something cannot be cured or changed. Learn how to use this adjective with pictures, pronunciation and synonyms from Oxford University Press.

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