CORRIGIBLE

corrigible

(adjective) capable of being corrected or set right; “a corrigible defect”; “a corrigible prisoner”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

corrigible (comparative more corrigible, superlative most corrigible)

Able to be corrected or set right.

Synonym: correctable

Antonym: incorrigible

(obsolete) Submissive to correction

Synonym: docile

(obsolete) Deserving chastisement.

Synonym: punishable

(obsolete) Having power to correct.

Synonym: corrective

Source: Wiktionary

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Cor"ri*gi*ble (kr"r-j-b'l), a. Etym: [LL. corribilis, fr. L. corrigere to correct: cf. F. corrigible. See Correrct.]

1. Capable of being set right, amended, or reformed; as, a corrigible fault.

2. Submissive to correction; docile. "Bending down his corrigible neck." Shak.

3. Deserving chastisement; punishable. [Obs.] He was taken up very short, and adjudged corrigible for such presumptuous language. Howell.

4. Having power to correct; corrective. [Obs.] The . . . .corrigible authority of this lies in our wills. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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