incurable
/ɪnˈkjʊrəbəl/
adjective
- (of a disease or medical condition) Not able to be cured or healed.
- Some viral infections remain incurable with current medicine.
- The doctor explained that the cancer was incurable but treatable.
- She dedicated her life to researching incurable diseases.
- (of a person or their behavior) Not able to be changed or reformed; hopelessly fixed.
- He is an incurable optimist, always seeing the bright side of things.
- Her incurable habit of arriving late annoyed her coworkers.
- Despite his age, he remains an incurable romantic.
Synonyms
noun
- A person who has a disease that cannot be cured.
- The hospice provides comfort care for incurables.
- She volunteered at a home for incurables.
- The hospital set aside a ward for incurables.