† inˈsanable, a. Obs.
[ad. L. insānābilis, f. in- (in-3) + sānābilis, f. sānāre to heal. Cf. obs. F. insanable (16th c. in Godef.).]
That cannot be cured, healed, or remedied; incurable.
| 1547 Bale Sel. Wks. (Parker Soc.) 166 Their own botches are insanable..for the multitude of their mischiefs. 1657 W. Morice Coena quasi κοινὴ Def. xix. 339 They think them..so insanable, that they deserve not to be admonished. |
Hence † insanaˈbility, the quality of being insanable; incurableness. † inˈsanableness (Bailey vol. II, 1727). † inˈsanably adv., incurably.
| 1659 Fuller App. Inj. Innoc. iii. 18 Not from any insanability in the sore, but from want of seasonable surgery. a 1846 Worcester cites Med. Jrnl. for Insanability. |