corrigible
capable of being corrected or reformed: a corrigible criminal.
submissive to correction.
subject to being revised, improved, or made more accurate:a corrigible theory.
Origin of corrigible
1Other words from corrigible
- cor·ri·gi·bil·i·ty, cor·ri·gi·ble·ness, noun
- cor·ri·gi·bly, adverb
Words Nearby corrigible
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How to use corrigible in a sentence
If Courtland did not prove corrigible, why, there was still as good fish in the sea as ever was caught.
The Witness | Grace Livingston Hill LutzI 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 JamesYou 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 StoweThe power and corrigible authority of this lies in our wills.
Curiosities of Medical Experience | J. G. (John Gideon) Millingen"The most corrigible case what comes to this court," says Mr. Stubbs, bowing knowingly to the judge.
An Outcast | F. Colburn Adams
British Dictionary definitions for corrigible
/ (ˈkɒrɪdʒɪbəl) /
capable of being corrected
submissive or submitting to correction
Origin of corrigible
1Derived forms of corrigible
- corrigibility, noun
- corrigibly, adverb
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