incurably

[US]/in'kjurəbli/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. in a way that cannot be cured or corrected

Phrases & Collocations

incurably ill

incurably optimistic

incurably addicted

incurably romantic

incurably curious

Example Sentences

He is incurably optimistic.

She is incurably shy.

He is incurably addicted to video games.

The patient is incurably ill.

She is incurably romantic.

He is incurably lazy.

The disease is incurably terminal.

She is incurably messy.

He is incurably stubborn.

The problem is incurably complex.

Real-world Examples

Our voyage to the Caribbean was eye-opening, and not just because I learned that apparently, I'm incurably seasick.

Source: TED Talks (Video Version) Bilingual Selection

We know that she had been deeply and incurably wounded, but the Doctor had no means of knowing it.

Source: Washington Square

I told myself a whole story about how I was an incurably self-obsessed, cranky monster who had cloven hooves and a retractable jaw.

Source: Daily English Listening | Bilingual Intensive Reading

Even if he had not been so incurably sick of life, the electric chair seemed now the only alternative to the strait-jacket.

Source: Humans and Ghosts (Part 1)

We are apparently incurably addicted to our own satisfactions — and deserve to be compared unfavourably to pretty much any generation that ever walked the earth.

Source: The school of life

What is known about the Joker is that he was once diagnosed with every major psychological disorder, and is believed to be incurably insane.

Source: Defeating the movie moguls

He always came to the conclusion that every effort was futile, every hour equally weary and empty, and the world incurably stupid and dull.

Source: Women’s Paradise (Part 1)

He was an incurably indolent person; he was not in the least afraid of Mr. Tod; he was simply too lazy and comfortable to move.

Source: Peter Rabbit and His Friends (Part 2)

But if the genius of such a government, even as to what concerns its direction in Europe, is in this manner essentially, and perhaps incurably faulty, that of its administration in India is still more so.

Source: The Wealth of Nations (Part Four)

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