immedicable

adjective

im·med·i·ca·ble (ˌ)i(m)-ˈme-di-kə-bəl

: incurable

wounds immedicable—John Milton

immedicably

(ˌ)i(m)-ˈme-di-kə-blē

adverb

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Latin immedicabilis, from in- + medicabilis medicable

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1533, in the meaning defined above

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immedicable

adjective

im·med·i·ca·ble (ˈ)im-ˈ(m)ed-i-kə-bəl

: incurable

wounds immedicable—John Milton

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