corrigible

[ kawr-i-juh-buh l, kor- ]

/ ˈkɔr ɪ dʒə bəl, ˈkɒr- /

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adjective

capable of being corrected or reformed: a corrigible criminal.

submissive to correction.

subject to being revised, improved, or made more accurate: a corrigible theory.

Words nearby corrigible

corriedale, corrientes, corrigan, corrigan's pulse, corrigendum, corrigible, corrin, corrival, corroborant, corroborate, corroboration

Origin of corrigible

1425–75; late Middle English (< Middle French) < Medieval Latin corrigibilis, equivalent to Latin corrig(ere) to correct + -ibilis -ible

OTHER WORDS FROM corrigible

cor·ri·gi·bil·i·ty, cor·ri·gi·ble·ness, nouncor·ri·gi·bly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for corrigible

Corrigible, kor′i-ji-bl, adj. that may be corrected: open to correction.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various
"The most corrigible case what comes to this court," says Mr. Stubbs, bowing knowingly to the judge.
An Outcast|F. Colburn Adams
You have unburdened your own soul in that matter, and if they had been corrigible, you would have helped a good many more.
Life of Harriet Beecher Stowe Compiled from Her Letters and Journals|Charles Edward Stowe
The power and corrigible authority of this lies in our wills.
Curiosities of Medical Experience|J. G. (John Gideon) Millingen

I heartily hope that if you have been incommoded it is already over, and for a corrigible cause.
The Letters of Henry James (volume I)|Henry James

British Dictionary definitions for corrigible

corrigible

/ (ˈkɒrɪdʒɪbəl) /

adjective

capable of being corrected

submissive or submitting to correction

Derived forms of corrigible

corrigibility, nouncorrigibly, adverb

Word Origin for corrigible

C15: from Old French, from Medieval Latin corrigibilis, from Latin corrigere to set right, correct

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