ineducable

[ in-ej-oo-kuh-buhl ]

adjective

1. incapable of being educated, especially because of some condition, as intellectual disability or emotional disturbance.

ineducable

/ ɪnˈɛdjʊkəbəl /

adjective

1. incapable of being educated, esp on account of mental retardation

Derived Forms

• inˌeducaˈbility, noun

Other Words From

• in·ed·u·ca·bil·i·ty [in-ej-, oo, -k, uh, -, bil, -i-tee], noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of ineducable¹

First recorded in 1880–85; in- ³ + educable

Example Sentences

De l’Epée, upon encountering two Deaf girls and watching them communicate, found that the Deaf, then seen as ineducable, were in fact adroit students, so he began applying a more sophisticated structure to their native hand signals and gestures.

From New York Times

But again, Donald Trump seems to be ineducable, impervious to shame, guilt, or any sense of personal responsibility, unaffected by anything except vanity, selfishness and reckless self-regard.

From The Guardian

But again, Donald Trump seems to be ineducable, impervious to shame, guilt, or any sense of personal responsibility, unaffected by anything except vanity, selfishness and reckless self-regard.

From The Guardian

Too often, the Israelis have viewed the Palestinians—and Arab Muslims in general—as the ineducable “other,” who is best left to his own rules so long as Israelis aren’t killed.

From Wall Street Journal

“He believed himself to be complete. Ineducable because there was nothing more he would need to know.”

From Washington Post