Etymology

incurable

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Today it means: Of an illness, condition, etc, that is unable to be cured; healless. Full definition →

Old French incurable ← Late Latin incurabilis
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  1. Late Latin · derived fromincurabilis
  2. Old French · derived fromincurable
  3. English todayincurable

From Old French incurable, from Late Latin incurabilis.

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