corrigible

[ kawr-i-juh-buhl, kor- ]

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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.

Origin of corrigible

First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English (from Middle French ), from 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, noun
cor·ri·gi·bly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for corrigible

corrigible

/ (ˈkɒrɪdʒɪbəl) /

adjective

capable of being corrected
submissive or submitting to correction

Origin of corrigible

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

Derived forms of corrigible

corrigibility, noun
corrigibly, adverb

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