corrigible
[ kawr-i-juh-buhl, kor- ]
/ ˈkɔr ɪ dʒə bəl, ˈkɒr- /
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.
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corrigible
/ (ˈkɒrɪdʒɪbəl) /
adjective
capable of being corrected
submissive or submitting to correction
Derived forms of corrigible
corrigibility, nouncorrigibly, adverbWord Origin for corrigible
C15: from Old French, from Medieval Latin corrigibilis, from Latin corrigere to set right, correct
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