Light is discerned by itself because by itself it incurs into the
eye.
South.
In*cur`a*bil"i*ty (?), n. [Cf. F. incurabilité incurability, LL.
incurabilitas negligence.] The state of being incurable;
irremediableness. Harvey.
In*cur"a*ble (?), a. [F. incurable, L. incurabilis. See In- not, and
Curable.]
1. Not capable of being cured; beyond the power of skill or medicine to
remedy; as, an incurable disease.
A scirrhus is not absolutely incurable.
Arbuthnot.
2. Not admitting or capable of remedy or correction; irremediable;
remediless; as, incurable evils.
Rancorous and incurable hostility.
Burke.
They were laboring under a profound, and, as it might have seemed,
an almost incurable ignorance.
Sir J. Stephen.
Syn. -- Irremediable; remediless; irrecoverable; irretrievable;
irreparable; hopeless.
In*cur"a*ble, n. A person diseased beyond cure.
In*cur"a*ble*ness, n. The state of being incurable; incurability.
Boyle.
In*cur"a*bly, adv. In a manner that renders cure impracticable or
impossible; irremediably. "Incurably diseased." Bp. Hall. "Incurably
wicked." Blair.
In*cu`ri*os"i*ty (?), n. [L. incuriositas: cf. F. incurosité.] Want of
curiosity or interest; inattentiveness; indifference. Sir H. Wotton.
In*cu"ri*ous (?), a. [L. incuriosus: cf. F. incurieux. See In- not, and
Curious.] Not curious or inquisitive; without care for or interest in;
inattentive; careless; negligent; heedless.
Carelessnesses and incurious deportments toward their children.
Jer. Taylor.
In*cu"ri*ous*ly, adv. In an curious manner.
In*cu"ri*ous*ness, n. Unconcernedness; incuriosity.
Sordid incuriousness and slovenly neglect.
Bp. Hall.
In*cur"rence (?), n. [See Incur.] The act of incurring, bringing on, or
subjecting one's self to (something troublesome or burdensome); as, the
incurrence of guilt, debt, responsibility, etc.
In*cur"rent (?), a. [L. incurrens, p. pr. incurere, incursum, to run
in; in- + currere to run.] (Zoöl.) Characterized by a current which
flows inward; as, the incurrent orifice of lamellibranch Mollusca.