cast iron vs incurable

cast iron

adj
  • Inflexible or without exception. 

  • Made of cast iron. 

  • Durable; tough; resilient. 

noun
  • A hard and brittle, but strong, alloy of iron, carbon, and silicon, formed by casting in a mould. 

incurable

adj
  • Irremediable, incorrigible. 

  • Of an illness, condition, etc, that is unable to be cured; healless. 

noun
  • One who cannot be cured. 

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