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incorrigible

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in·cor·ri·gi·ble  (n-kôr-j-bl, -kr-)
adj.
1. Incapable of being corrected or reformed: an incorrigible criminal.
2. Firmly rooted; ineradicable: incorrigible faults.
3. Difficult or impossible to control or manage: an incorrigible, spoiled child.
n.
One that cannot be corrected or reformed.

[Middle English, from Latin incorrigibilis : in-, not; see in-1 + corrigere, to correct; see correct.]

in·corri·gi·bili·ty, in·corri·gi·ble·ness n.
in·corri·gi·bly adv.

incorrigible
Adjective
(of a person or behaviour) beyond correction or reform; incurably bad
incorrigibility n
incorrigibly adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.incorrigible - impervious to correction by punishment
disobedient - not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority; "disobedient children"
corrigible - capable of being corrected or set right; "a corrigible defect"; "a corrigible prisoner"

incorrigible
Translations
Spanish incorrigible [ɪnˈkɔrɪdʒəbl] adjincorregible
French incorrigible [ɪnˈkɔrɪdʒɪbl] adjincorrigible
German incorrigible [ɪnˈkɔrɪdʒɪbl] adjunverbesserlich
Italian incorrigible [ɪnˈkɔrɪdʒəbl] adjincorreggibile

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It is the incorrigible vanity of the man which will not be denied.
An incorrigible mankind hardens its heart in the progress of its own perfectability.
After this, Jim Hall went to live in the incorrigible cell.
 
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