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adjective
Etymology: Latin immedicabilis, from in- + medicabilis medicable
Date: 1533
incurable <wounds immedicable — John Milton> • immedicably adverb
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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Immedicable — Im*med i*ca*ble, a. [L. Immedicabilis. See {In } not, and {Medicable}.] Not to be healed; incurable. Wounds immedicable. Milton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
immedicable — index chronic, inoperable (incurable), irremediable Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
immedicable — Immedicable, Qu on ne peut guarir par quelque medicament que ce soit, Immedicabilis, Insanabilis … Thresor de la langue françoyse
immedicable — [i med′i kə bəl] adj. [L immedicabilis: see IN 2 & MEDICABLE] that cannot be healed; incurable … English World dictionary
immedicable — adjective /ɪˈmɛdɪkəb(ə)l/ Incurable; not able to be assisted by medicine. Here love receivd immedicable harmes, / And was dispoiled of his daring armes … Wiktionary
immedicable — Obsolete term meaning not curable by medicinal remedies. [L. in neg. + medicabilis, curable] * * * im·med·i·ca·ble ( )im (m)ed i kə bəl adj INCURABLE <wounds immedicable (John Milton)> … Medical dictionary
immedicable — immedicableness, n. immedicably, adv. /i med i keuh beuhl/, adj. incurable. [1525 35; < L immedicabilis incurable. See IM 2, MEDICABLE] * * * … Universalium
immedicable — adj. incurable, untreatable … English contemporary dictionary
immedicable — im·medicable … English syllables
immedicable — im•med•i•ca•ble [[t]ɪˈmɛd ɪ kə bəl[/t]] adj. incurable … From formal English to slang
