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incorrigibly

American  
[in-kawr-ij-uhb-lee] / ɪnˈkɔr ɪdʒ əb li /

adverb

  1. in a way or to a degree that is incorrigible and resistant to correction, control, or influence.


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But nothing I have read in the scientific literature explains longevity better than the lives of my incorrigibly social parents, Benjamin and Marsha Emanuel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 1, 2026

We think of our northern neighbors as incorrigibly polite, their politics as moderate and their capital city — when we consider it at all — as boring, the Sacramento of the north.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 13, 2022

Week 1447, translate a quote into “plain English”: George F. Will: “But the incorrigibly non-revolutionary proletariat has disappointed History-worshipers’ expectations of a climactic class struggle.”

From Washington Post ● Jan. 20, 2022

I am incorrigibly nosy, and reading essays is a socially acceptable outlet for it.

From Salon ● Jan. 15, 2022

This family was so, well, incorrigibly miserable, one might easily conclude that they too were under a curse.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

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