The meaning of INCURABLE is not curable; broadly : not likely to be changed or corrected. How to use incurable in a sentence.

If you describe someone as incurable, you mean that nothing that happens can change something about the person:

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

Definition of incurable adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

1. Being such that a cure is impossible; not curable: an incurable disease. 2. Incapable of being altered, as in disposition or habits: an incurable optimist; an incurable smoker.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025 in•cur•a•ble (in kyŏŏr′ ə bəl), adj. not curable; that cannot be cured, remedied, or corrected: an incurable disease. …

Jan 20, 2026 · Adjective incurable (not comparable) Of an illness, condition, etc, that is unable to be cured; healless.

Incurable definition: Not curable; that cannot be remedied or corrected.

Something incurable can't be fixed or healed. Incurable diseases can sometimes be lived with, but they can't be cured. An incurable crush on a movie star means there's no getting over it, and being …

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