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incorrigible
incorrigible definition
in·cor·ri·gible (in kôr′ə jə bəl, -kär′-)
adjective
not corrigible; that cannot be corrected, improved, or reformed, esp. because firmly established, as a habit, or because set in bad habits, as a child
Etymology: ME incorygibile < OFr < LL incorrigibilis
noun
an incorrigible person
Related Forms:
- incorrigibility in·cor′·ri·gibil′·ity noun or incorrigibleness in·cor′·ri·gible·ness
- incorrigibly in·cor′·ri·gibly adverb
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