incorrigible
adjective
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Pronunciation: /ɪnˈkɒɹɪdʒəb(ə)l/ / /ɪnˈkɒɹɪdʒɪb(ə)l/ / /ɪnˈkɔɹɪd͡ʒəb(ə)l/
adj
Etymology: From Middle English incorrigible, from Middle French incorrigible (1334), or directly from Latin incorrigibilis (“not to be corrected”), from in- (“not”) + corrigere (“to correct”) + -ibilis (“-able”), equivalent to in- + corrigible. Recorded since 1340.
- Defective and impossible to materially correct or set aright.
“The construction flaw is incorrigible; any attempt to amend it would cause a complete collapse.”
- Unmanageable; impervious to correction by punishment or pain.
“an incorrigible youth”
- Incurably depraved; not reformable.
“His dark soul was too incorrigible to repent, even at his execution.”
- Unchangeably established in a belief or habit.
“Gordon Brown may have his grumpy, Granita moments, but as a strategist he is an incorrigible optimist.”
- Intrinsically incapable of being corrected; impossible to disprove, by its very nature.
“The statement "My knee hurts" is incorrigible.”
- Impossible to cure.
“It may appear as an epidemic, as a hereditary complaint, or as an obstinate and incorrigible disease again and again recurring.”
noun
Etymology: From Middle English incorrigible, from Middle French incorrigible (1334), or directly from Latin incorrigibilis (“not to be corrected”), from in- (“not”) + corrigere (“to correct”) + -ibilis (“-able”), equivalent to in- + corrigible. Recorded since 1340.
- An incorrigibly bad person.
“The incorrigibles in the prison population are either lifers or habitual reoffenders.”