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- [ih-med-i-kuh-buh l]
- /ɪˈmɛd ɪ kə bəl/
- /ɪ.ˈme.dɪkəbl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ih-med-i-kuh-buh l]
- /ɪˈmɛd ɪ kə bəl/
Definitions of immedicable word
- abbreviation IMMEDICABLE incurable. 1
- noun immedicable Unable to be healed or treated; incurable. 1
- adjective immedicable (of wounds) unresponsive to treatment 0
- adjective immedicable that cannot be healed; incurable 0
- adjective immedicable Incurable; not able to be assisted by medicine. 0
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Origin of immedicable
First appearance:
before 1525 One of the 28% oldest English words
First recorded in 1525-35, immedicable is from the Latin word immedicābilis incurable. See im-2, medicable
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Parts of speech for Immedicable
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immedicable popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 67% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
immedicable usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for immedicable
adj immedicable
- deadly — If something is deadly, it is likely or able to cause someone's death, or has already caused someone's death.
- fatal — causing or capable of causing death; mortal; deadly: a fatal accident; a fatal dose of poison.
- hopeless — providing no hope; beyond optimism or hope; desperate: a hopeless case of cancer.
- terminal — situated at or forming the end or extremity of something: a terminal feature of a vista.
- impossible — not possible; unable to be, exist, happen, etc.
adjective immedicable
- unchangeable — liable to change or to be changed; variable.
- unfixable — to repair; mend.
Antonyms for immedicable
adj immedicable
- healthful — conducive to health; wholesome or salutary: a healthful diet.
- wholesome — conducive to moral or general well-being; salutary; beneficial: wholesome recreation; wholesome environment.
- curable — If a disease or illness is curable, it can be cured.
- operable — that can be treated by a surgical operation. Compare inoperable (def 2).
- heal — to make healthy, whole, or sound; restore to health; free from ailment.
adjective immedicable
- healable — Receptive to treatment or cure.
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