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

Words nearby incorrigible

in corpore, incorporeal, incorporeity, incorr., incorrect, incorrigible, incorrupt, incorruptible, incorruption, Incoterms, incr.

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How to use incorrigible in a sentence

They began to mistreat us and consider us incorrigible when they realized that this tactic was not working.
Locked up in the Land of Liberty: Part II|Michael K. Lavers|July 14, 2021|Washington Blade
More than 4,000 feet above sea level, it had been earmarked for incorrigibles—those British officers deemed most likely to escape.
How Two WWI POWs Conned Their Way Out With a Ouija Board|Margalit Fox|May 31, 2021|The Daily Beast
Over the years Branson, always an incorrigible self-promoter, has appeared in a series of tailored space-suits to showcase the Galactic concept.
Branson Grows Old While Bezos Takes Over Space Travel|Clive Irving|May 6, 2021|The Daily Beast
But there were also many times when either Palmer or Weaver could have written the other off as an incorrigible pain in the ass.
Will the Real Jim Palmer Please Stand Up|Tom Boswell|September 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST

And Anthony Hopkins as Noah's hammy 969-year-old grandpa, Methuselah, who was apparently an incorrigible berry addict.
‘Noah’ Review: An Ambitious, Flawed Biblical Tale That You Have to See|Andrew Romano|March 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“I gotta tell you, you guys in the press are incorrigible,” the president said.
Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama’s Lovefest on ‘60 Minutes’|Lauren Ashburn|January 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Despite his nebbishy demeanor, the Senate majority leader is an incorrigible junkyard dog.
Why Harry Reid’s Mormon Slur May Be Good for the Church|Michelle Cottle|September 26, 2012|DAILY BEAST
No one wins when the political field is populated exclusively by the incorrigible right and the bemused left.
Resolved: This is Not the Road to a Two-State Solution|Elisheva Goldberg|June 22, 2012|DAILY BEAST
We are trying to digest the riffraff of the world, and can't do it, in spite of such incorrigible optimists as Judge Leslie.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
On the subject of Malassis, I will tell you that I marvel at his courage, at his activity, and his incorrigible gaiety.
Charles Baudelaire, His Life|Thophile Gautier
He revolted against it, as a thing more provoking, more incorrigible than mere womanhood.
The Creators|May Sinclair
He was master, he said, of the lives and property of these incorrigible rebels, and he would do with them as he pleased.
Belgium|George W. T. (George William Thomson) Omond
Even on his father the incorrigible lad seems on more than one occasion to have tried his little game.
East Anglia|J. Ewing Ritchie

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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