in·cor·ri·gi·ble ( n-kôr -j -bl, -k r-)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·cor  ri·gi·bili·ty, in·corri·gi·ble·ness n.in·cor ri·gi·bly adv. |
incorrigible [ɪnˈkɒrɪdʒəbəl]
adj
1. beyond correction, reform, or alteration
2. firmly rooted; ineradicable
3. (Philosophy) Philosophy (of a belief) having the property that whoever honestly believes it cannot be mistaken Compare defeasible
n
a person or animal that is incorrigible
incorrigibility , incorrigibleness 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
adjective incurable, hardened, hopeless, intractable, inveterate, unreformed, irredeemable Gamblers are incorrigible optimists.
Translations
incorrigible [ɪnˈkɒrɪdʒəbl] ADJ [womaniser, optimist] → incorregible, sin remedio
you're incorrigible! → ¡eres incorregible!, ¡no tienes remedio!
you're incorrigible! → ¡eres incorregible!, ¡no tienes remedio!
incorrigible
adj → unverbesserlich
adj incorrigible [inˈkoridʒəbl]
too bad to be corrected or improved. onverbeterlik غَيْر قابِل للإصْلاح непоправим nenapravitelný uforbederlig unverbesserlich αδιόρθωτος, ανεπίδεκτος βελτίωσης incorregible parandamatu اصلاح ناپذیر parantumaton incorrigible לְלא תַּקָנָה असुधार्य, असाध्य nepopravljiv javíthatatlan sulit diperbaiki óbetranlegur incorreggibile 手に負えない 고칠 수 없는 nepataisomas nelabojams tidak dapat diperbaiki onverbeterlijk uforbederlig niepoprawny incorrigível incorigibil неисправимый nenapraviteľný nepopravljiv nepopravljiv oförbätterlig, ohjälplig ซึ่งไม่สามารถแก้ไขได้ düzelmez, yola gelmez 無藥可救的，無法改善的 непоправний, безнадійний ناقابل اصلاح không thể sửa được 难以纠正的,无药可救的
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