adjective
- not able to be cured or healed
- impossible to change or correct
Usage: often used figuratively
noun
- a person suffering from an incurable disease
Usage: medical context
Examples
- The doctor delivered the devastating news that her cancer was incurable.
- He was diagnosed with an incurable genetic disorder.
- She’s an incurable optimist who always sees the bright side.
- His incurable habit of interrupting others annoyed his colleagues.
- The hospital has a special ward for incurables.
- Despite being incurable, the disease progresses very slowly.
- He’s an incurable romantic who believes in fairy tale endings.