INCURABLY

incurably

(adverb) in a manner impossible to cure; “he is incurably ill”

incurably

(adverb) to an incurable degree; “she was incurably optimistic”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

incurably (comparative more incurably, superlative most incurably)

In an incurable manner.

Source: Wiktionary


In*cur"a*bly, adv.

Definition: In a manner that renders cure impracticable or impossible; irremediably. "Incurably diseased." Bp. Hall. "Incurably wicked." Blair.

INCURABLE

In*cur"a*ble, a. Etym: [F. incurable, L. incurabilis. See In- not, and Curable.]

1. Not capable of being cured; beyond the power of skill or medicine to remedy; as, an incurable disease. A scirrh is not absolutely incurable. Arbuthnot.

2. Not admitting or capable of remedy or correction; irremediable; remediless; as, incurable evils. Rancorous and incurable hostility. Burke. They were laboring under a profound, and, as it might have seemed, an almost incurable ignorance. Sir J. Stephen.

Syn.

– Irremediable; remediless; irrecoverable; irretrievable; irreparable; hopeless.

In*cur"a*ble, n.

Definition: A person diseased beyond cure.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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