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   incorrigible

   /ɪnˈkɒrɪdʒəbl/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a person or their behaviour) not able to be changed or reformed: "he's an incorrigible liar"

   noun

   • 1. an incorrigible person: "all repeat offenders, but none of them real hard-case incorrigibles"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin incorrigibilis, from in- ‘not’ + corrigibilis (see corrigible).

   Derivatives

   • 1. incorrigibility noun
   • 2. incorrigibleness noun
   • 3. incorrigibly adverb

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   What does it mean if a person is incorrigible?

   • If you tell someone they are incorrigible, you are saying, often in a humorous way, that they have faults which will never change. 'Sue, you are incorrigible!' he said. They are incorrigible optimists. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2. 4. Collins English Dictionary.

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   What does incorrigible liar mean?

   • 1. bad beyond reform: an incorrigible liar. 2. unruly; uncontrollable: an incorrigible child. 3. firmly fixed; not easily changed. 4. not easily influenced: an incorrigible optimist.

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   What is a corrigible person?

   • We look at the term “corrigible” as the exact opposite, describing a person or behaviour that is willing to change or can be taught differently. Generally, we will view a “corrigible” person as someone who handles constructive criticism well and is willing to make the appropriate changes to better themselves.

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   Is there a 'corrigible'?

   • Is there a "corrigible?" Yes, indeed, we've used "corrigible" in the sense of "capable of being set right; reparable" (as in "a corrigible defect" and "a corrigible sinner") since the 15th century. Both words are from Latin corrigere, which means "to correct" and which is also the source of our word correct.

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   Incorrigible means bad and impossible to change or improve. Learn how to use this word in different contexts, such as describing a liar, a rogue, or a prisoner, with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus.

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     INCORRIGIBLE meaning: 1. An incorrigible person or...

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     incorrigible translate: incorregible, sin remedio,...

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     INCORRIGIBLE translate: 無可救藥的. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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   Incorrigible means incapable of being corrected or reformed, such as a depraved, delinquent, or unruly person. Learn the synonyms, examples, word history, and related articles of incorrigible from Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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   Someone incorrigible seems to be beyond correcting, improving, or changing. When you talk about an incorrigible bully, you're saying they're always going to push other people around. Even though incorrigible implies a person is kind of hopeless, it's often used as a light-hearted word.

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   Incorrigible means bad and impossible to change or improve. Learn how to use this word in different contexts, see related words and phrases, and hear the pronunciation.

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   Incorrigible definition: not corrigible; bad beyond correction or reform. See examples of INCORRIGIBLE used in a sentence.

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   Learn the meaning, synonyms, pronunciation, and usage of the adjective 'incorrigible', which means not able to be corrected or improved. See examples of 'incorrigible' in sentences and compare it with related words.

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   Incorrigible means incapable of being corrected or reformed, or firmly rooted and ineradicable. Find the origin, usage, and translations of this adjective, as well as related words and phrases.