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irradicable

irradicable adjective: incapable of being rooted out or eradicated.

Adjective

irradicable (not generally comparable, comparative more irradicable, superlative most irradicable)

  1. (not comparable, rare, usually) Incapable of being rooted out or eradicated.
    • Of course, the young people flirted, for that diversion is apparently irradicable even in the "best society".1876, Louisa May Alcott, “Scarlet Stockings”, in Silver Pitchers: and Independence
    • Faces at the Bottom of the Well, by Derrick Bell. (Basic Books, $20.) A law professor argues that racism is an integral, permanent and irradicable component of our society.1992 October 18, “BEST SELLERS: October 18, 1992”, in New York Times, retrieved 18 Nov 2012

Synonyms of irradicable

Forms of irradicable

comparativemore irradicable
superlativemost irradicable

Words formed from irradicable

Questions about irradicable

What does irradicable mean?
Irradicable means incapable of being rooted out or eradicated.
What part of speech is irradicable?
Irradicable is an adjective.

Words near irradicable in the dictionary

  1. irradiation sicknesses
  2. irradiations
  3. irradiative
  4. irradiator
  5. irradiators
  6. irradicable
  7. irradicably
  8. irradicate
  9. irradicated
  10. irradicates
  11. irradicating

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