incorrigible

[ in-kawr-i-juh-buhl, -kor- ]
/ ɪnˈkɔr ɪ dʒə bəl, -ˈkɒr- /
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adjective

not corrigible; bad beyond correction or reform: incorrigible behavior; an incorrigible liar.
impervious to constraints or punishment; willful; unruly; uncontrollable: an incorrigible child; incorrigible hair.
firmly fixed; not easily changed: an incorrigible habit.
not easily swayed or influenced: an incorrigible optimist.

noun

a person who is incorrigible.

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Origin of incorrigible

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English word from Latin word incorrigibilis.See in-3, corrigible

OTHER WORDS FROM incorrigible

in·cor·ri·gi·bil·i·ty, in·cor·ri·gi·ble·ness, nounin·cor·ri·gi·bly, adverb
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Words related to incorrigible

hardened, abandoned, beastly, incurable, intractable, inveterate, irreparable, loser, useless, wicked, irredeemable, recidivous, unreformed

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British Dictionary definitions for incorrigible

incorrigible
/ (ɪnˈkɒrɪdʒəbəl) /

adjective

beyond correction, reform, or alteration
firmly rooted; ineradicable
philosophy (of a belief) having the property that whoever honestly believes it cannot be mistakenCompare defeasible

noun

a person or animal that is incorrigible

Derived forms of incorrigible

incorrigibility or incorrigibleness, nounincorrigibly, adverb
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