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incorrigible
[ in-kawr-i-juh-buhl, -kor- ]
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.
incorrigible
/ ɪˈɒɪəə /
adjective
- beyond correction, reform, or alteration
- firmly rooted; ineradicable
- philosophy (of a belief) having the property that whoever honestly believes it cannot be mistaken Compare defeasible
noun
- a person or animal that is incorrigible
Derived Forms
- ˌǰˈٲ, noun
- ˈǰ, adverb
Other 51Թ Forms
- ·ǰr··i·ٲ ·ǰ۾···Ա noun
- ·ǰ۾·· adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of incorrigible1
Example Sentences
As it happens, sending astronauts to the moon and Mars ranked at the bottom of the list of priorities — something that probably won’t affect Musk’s incorrigible enthusiasm for the red planet.
The Times, taking the opposite line, reported that Glenn and another student, Brendon Barr, were adjudged “incorrigible” and clocked in a stockade as a last resort.
Trump’s parents shipped their incorrigible second son off to military school 90 minutes outside New York City just after his 13th birthday.
But they also gave long, loud and expletive-ridden voice to their belief that the whole incident proved, once again, that the Premier League was incorrigibly corrupt.
Mr Goddard described Mr Packer as "an incorrigible user of sex workers" and said his violence towards women was characterised by seizing them by the throat and choking them.
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