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CORRIGIBLE
corrigible
(adjective) capable of being corrected or set right; “a corrigible defect”; “a corrigible prisoner”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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
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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DESIRABLE
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