incorrigible

in·cor·ri·gi·ble

 (ĭn-kôr′ĭ-jə-bəl, -kŏr′-)

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.

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

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in·cor′ri·gi·bil′i·ty, in·cor′ri·gi·ble·ness n.

in·cor′ri·gi·bly adv.

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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

inˌcorrigiˈbility, inˈcorrigibleness n

inˈcorrigibly adv

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in•cor•ri•gi•ble

(ɪnˈkɔr ɪ dʒə bəl, -ˈkɒr-)

adj.

1. bad beyond reform: an incorrigible liar.

2. unruly; uncontrollable: an incorrigible child.

3. firmly fixed; not easily changed.

4. not easily influenced: an incorrigible optimist.

[1300–50; Middle English < Late Latin incorrigibilis]

in•cor`ri•gi•bil′i•ty, in•cor′ri•gi•ble•ness, n.

in•cor′ri•gi•bly, adv.

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Thesaurus

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"

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incorrigible

adjective incurable, hardened, hopeless, intractable, inveterate, unreformed, irredeemable Gamblers are incorrigible optimists.

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Translations

غَيْر قابِل للإصْلاح

nenapravitelný

uforbederlig

unverbesserlich

αδιόρθωτος

incorrigible

javíthatatlan

óbetranlegur

incorreggibile

nepataisomas

nelabojams

düzelmezyola gelmez

无药可救的难以纠正的

incorrigible

[ɪnˈkɒrɪdʒəbl] ADJ [womaniser, optimist] → incorregible, sin remedio
you're incorrigible! → ¡eres incorregible!, ¡no tienes remedio!

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incorrigible

[ɪnˈkɒrɪdʒəb^əl] adj → incorrigible

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incorrigible

adj → unverbesserlich

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incorrigible

[ɪnˈkɒrɪdʒəbl] adj → incorreggibile

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incorrigible

(inˈkoridʒəbl) adjective

too bad to be corrected or improved. onverbeterlik غَيْر قابِل للإصْلاح непоправим incorrigível nenapravitelný unverbesserlich uforbederlig αδιόρθωτος, ανεπίδεκτος βελτίωσης incorregible parandamatu اصلاح ناپذیر parantumaton incorrigibleללא תקנה असुधार्य, असाध्य nepopravljiv javíthatatlan sulit diperbaiki óbetranlegur incorreggibile 手に負えない 고칠 수 없는 nepataisomas nelabojams tidak dapat diperbaiki onverbeterlijkuforbederligniepoprawny اصلاح نا پذیز 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 无药可救的，难以纠正的

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