unmedicinableadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnmᵻˈdɪs(ᵻ)nəb(ə)l/,

/(ˌ)ʌnˈmɛds(ᵻ)nəb(ə)l/, U.S.

/ˌənmɛˈdɪs(ə)nəbəl/,

/ˌənməˈdɪs(ə)nəbəl/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and medicinable adj. and n.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, medicine v., -able suffix; un- prefix¹, medicinable adj.

Etymology: Partly (in sense 1) < un- prefix¹ + medicine v. + -able suffix, and partly (in sense 2) < un- prefix¹ + medicinable adj.

a. Incurable. rare after 17th cent.

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the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > characteristics > [adjective] > incurable

incurablea1340

unhealablea1382

uncurable1382

unmedicinable1575

1575 G. Gascoigne Glasse of Gouernem. v. iii. sig. L^v The misgouernment of a mans children..is vnto the wysest mynde an vnmedicinable wounde.

1624 T. Heywood Γυναικεῖον iii. 160 To give date unto..thy violent and unmedicinable torture.

1911 Boston Med. & Surg. Jrnl. 26 Jan. 125/1 Death, the one unmedicinable disease, came only to the aged.

†b. Refusing medical treatment. Obsolete.

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the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > [adjective] > refusing treatment

unmedicinable?1611

non-compliant1940

?1611 G. Chapman tr. Homer Iliads xvi. 24 But these [chiefs]..physicians can recure, Thou yet unmed'cinable still, though thy wound all endure.

†2. Inactive as a medicine; incapable of effecting a cure. Obsolete.In quot. 1606 figurative.

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the world > health and disease > healing > [adjective] > not

unmedicinable1606

unmedicative1836

non-medicinal1850

1606 G. Chapman Gentleman Vsher iv. sig. F^v Away with this vnmedcinable balme Of worded breath.

1614 S. Latham Falconry ii. xxi. 116 As it is a thing very medicinable..being rightly giuen; so also, it is as vnmedicinable and hurtfull if..otherwise vsed.

1816 Statutes Great Brit. & Ireland (Act 55) cxciv. 603 All and singular medicines..which they shall find..unmedicinable, pernicious or hurtful, to burn before the Offender's Doors.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	unmedicinable
释义	unmedicinableadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnmᵻˈdɪs(ᵻ)nəb(ə)l/, /(ˌ)ʌnˈmɛds(ᵻ)nəb(ə)l/, U.S. /ˌənmɛˈdɪs(ə)nəbəl/, /ˌənməˈdɪs(ə)nəbəl/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and medicinable adj. and n. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, medicine v., -able suffix; un- prefix¹, medicinable adj. Etymology: Partly (in sense 1) < un- prefix¹ + medicine v. + -able suffix, and partly (in sense 2) < un- prefix¹ + medicinable adj. 1. a. Incurable. rare after 17th cent. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > characteristics > [adjective] > incurable incurablea1340 unhealablea1382 uncurable1382 unmedicinable1575 1575 G. Gascoigne Glasse of Gouernem. v. iii. sig. L^v The misgouernment of a mans children..is vnto the wysest mynde an vnmedicinable wounde. 1624 T. Heywood Γυναικεῖον iii. 160 To give date unto..thy violent and unmedicinable torture. 1911 Boston Med. & Surg. Jrnl. 26 Jan. 125/1 Death, the one unmedicinable disease, came only to the aged. †b. Refusing medical treatment. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > [adjective] > refusing treatment unmedicinable?1611 non-compliant1940 ?1611 G. Chapman tr. Homer Iliads xvi. 24 But these [chiefs]..physicians can recure, Thou yet unmed'cinable still, though thy wound all endure. †2. Inactive as a medicine; incapable of effecting a cure. Obsolete.In quot. 1606 figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > [adjective] > not unmedicinable1606 unmedicative1836 non-medicinal1850 1606 G. Chapman Gentleman Vsher iv. sig. F^v Away with this vnmedcinable balme Of worded breath. 1614 S. Latham Falconry ii. xxi. 116 As it is a thing very medicinable..being rightly giuen; so also, it is as vnmedicinable and hurtfull if..otherwise vsed. 1816 Statutes Great Brit. & Ireland (Act 55) cxciv. 603 All and singular medicines..which they shall find..unmedicinable, pernicious or hurtful, to burn before the Offender's Doors. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1575
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