incurable
adjective
in·cur·able
(ˌ)in-ˈkyu̇r-ə-bəl 
: not curable
an incurable disease
broadly
: not likely to be changed or corrected
incurable optimism
incurable
noun
Examples of incurable in a Sentence
an incurable flirt at school dances
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According to the Cleveland Clinic, LMD is an incurable condition in which cancer cells spread from an advanced cancer to the cerebrospinal fluid and the membranes around the brain and spinal cord.
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Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 28 Sep. 2025
Doctors quickly diagnosed Shinae with a cancerous astrocytoma, and told her that it was considered incurable because of where it's located in her brain.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2025
Currently, the first dose is given within 24 hours of birth because hepatitis B — an incurable infection that can lead to liver disease, cancer and death — can be transmitted from mother to child during delivery.
—Aria Bendix, NBC news, 19 Sep. 2025
Yet even a 5-foot-5, 150-pound pencil pusher understands that a bad offensive line is an incurable disease for a football team.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
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Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 28 Sep. 2025
Doctors quickly diagnosed Shinae with a cancerous astrocytoma, and told her that it was considered incurable because of where it's located in her brain.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2025
Currently, the first dose is given within 24 hours of birth because hepatitis B — an incurable infection that can lead to liver disease, cancer and death — can be transmitted from mother to child during delivery.
—Aria Bendix, NBC news, 19 Sep. 2025
Yet even a 5-foot-5, 150-pound pencil pusher understands that a bad offensive line is an incurable disease for a football team.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
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“Incurable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incurable. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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