Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- So as to be incurable; to an extent or degree that renders cure or remedy impossible; irretrievably.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb In a manner that renders cure impracticable or impossible; irremediably.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb In an
incurable manner.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb to an incurable degree
- adverb in a manner impossible to cure
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word incurably.
Examples
-
Gambling seems not to be disallowed by the religion of the Flatheads, or rather perhaps is not included among the number of deadly offences, for they remain incurably addicted to the vice, and often play during the whole night.
-
Regarding Heidi and other unusual animals, Edmund Haferbeck, an animal expert with Germany's branch of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, told the Associated Press, "These animals are put on show for millions of people, but afterward they remain incurably crippled."
-
Everybody wins: Republicans, Democrats, Greens, Independents--we all know somebody who is seriously ill -- and nobody likes paying taxes to provide for the endless medical bills of the incurably ill.
Don C. Reed: Crashing Roman's Van: Disability Community Fights On Don C. Reed 2011
-
Joe worked on the railways as a goods guard, was incurably cheerful, always wore a trilby, taught himself French and Esperanto, and was a communist.
Stalin Ate My Homework by Alexei Sayle - review Ian Sansom 2010
-
The Gift is a story of mine, totally off topic and only for the incurably curious about me.
Web Teacher › Useful Links: Twitter Fan Wiki, State of the Web, and an off topic foray 2009
-
Only paintings of kittens or poems about Thomas Edison can really capture "earnest, achieving, incurably idealistic America," an endorsement of which is the true test of art?
Art and Culture 2010
-
A botched gall bladder operation in 1953 had left him with an incurably infected bile duct, necessitating his treatment with antibiotics for recurrent bouts of fever.
Eisenhower 1956 David A. Nichols 2011
-
Whether we train our telescopic eyes toward a neighbor's bay window or a celestial body light years away, mankind is incurably curious about life outside our personal walls.
Carolyn Bucior: The Fabric of My Cosmos Carolyn Bucior 2012
-
A botched gall bladder operation in 1953 had left him with an incurably infected bile duct, necessitating his treatment with antibiotics for recurrent bouts of fever.
Eisenhower 1956 David A. Nichols 2011
-
I believe Bill was so nice to me because I am what the Lutheran scholar Martin Marty called me, “incurably Catholic.”
Daredevil 2009
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.