English Explanatory Dictionary

incorrigible

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Defective and impossible to materially correct or set aright.
  2. Unmanageable; impervious to correction by punishment or pain.
  3. Incurably depraved; not reformable.
  4. Unchangeably established in a belief or habit.
  5. Intrinsically incapable of being corrected; impossible to disprove, by its very nature.
  6. Impossible to cure.
noun
  1. An incorrigibly bad individual.

Pronunciation

/ɪnˈkɒɹɪdʒəb(ə)l/ /ɪnˈkɒɹɪdʒɪb(ə)l/ /ɪnˈkɔɹɪd͡ʒəb(ə)l/ /ɪnˈkɔɹəd͡ʒəb(ə)l/ en-au-incorrigible.ogg

Word forms

incorrigible incorrigibles

Etymology

From Middle English incorrigible, from Middle French incorrigible (1334), or directly from Latin incorrigibilis (“not to be corrected”), from in- (“not”) + corrigere (“to correct”) + -ibilis (“-able”), equivalent to in- + corrigible. Recorded since 1340.

Synonyms

axiomatic unfalsifiable incurable irreparable uncorrectable irredeemable unreformable reprobate determined dyed-in-the-wool hopeless unalterable

Antonyms

corrigible correctable

Related words

incorrect

Derived words

incorrigibility incorrigibleness incorrigibly

Translations

Dutch: onverbeterbaar Dutch: onveranderlijk German: unverbesserlich Māori: ngākau totoa Spanish: incorregible
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