corrigible
(adjective) capable of being corrected or set right; “a corrigible defect”; “a corrigible prisoner”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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
9 May 2025
(noun) anything in accord with principles of justice; “he feels he is in the right”; “the rightfulness of his claim”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
