adjective
- incapable of being educated or taught
Usage: often considered offensive when applied to people
Examples
- The old belief that some children were uneducable has been thoroughly debunked.
- Modern educators reject the notion that any student is truly uneducable.
- The program aims to help students once labeled as uneducable.
- She refused to accept that her son was uneducable despite his learning difficulties.
- The term ‘uneducable’ is now considered inappropriate in educational settings.
- Research shows that with proper support, no child should be deemed uneducable.