INCORRIGIBLE

incorrigible

(adjective) impervious to correction by punishment

incorrigible

(adjective) difficult or impossible to manage or control; โ€œan incorrigible messโ€

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

incorrigible (not comparable)

Defective and impossible to materially correct or set aright.

Incurably depraved; not reformable.

Impervious to correction by punishment or pain.

Unmanageable.

Determined, unalterable, hence impossible to improve upon.

(archaic) Incurable.

Synonyms

• irredeemable

• irreparable

• uncorrectable

Antonyms

• corrigible

Noun

incorrigible (plural incorrigibles)

An incorrigibly bad individual.

Source: Wiktionary


In*cor"ri*gi*ble, a. Etym: [L. incorrigibilis: cf. F. incorrigible. See In- not, and Corrigible.]

Definition: Not corrigible; incapable of being corrected or amended; bad beyond correction; irreclaimable; as, incorrigible error. "Incorrigible fools." Dryden.

In*cor"ri*gi*ble, n.

Definition: One who is corrigible; especially, a hardened criminal; as, the perpetual imprisonment of incorrigibles.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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