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- Dictionaryincorrigible/ɪnˈkɒrɪdʒəbl/
adjective
- 1. (of a person or their behaviour) not able to be changed or reformed: "he's an incorrigible liar"
noun
- 1. an incorrigible person: "all repeat offenders, but none of them real hard-case incorrigibles"
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INCORRIGIBLE definition: 1. An incorrigible person or incorrigible behaviour is bad and impossible to change or improve: 2…. Learn more.
The meaning of INCORRIGIBLE is incapable of being corrected or amended. How to use incorrigible in a sentence. If incorrigible Is a Word, Is Corrigible a Word?
Someone incorrigible seems to be beyond correcting, improving, or changing. When you talk about an incorrigible bully, you're saying they're always going to push other people around.
Incorrigible definition: not corrigible; bad beyond correction or reform. See examples of INCORRIGIBLE used in a sentence.
INCORRIGIBLE meaning: 1. An incorrigible person or incorrigible behaviour is bad and impossible to change or improve: 2…. Learn more.
1. 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.
Definition of incorrigible adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
Difficult or impossible to control or manage. An incorrigible, spoiled child. American Heritage. Defective and impossible to materially correct or set aright. The construction flaw is incorrigible; any attempt to amend it would cause a complete collapse. Wiktionary. More Adjective Definitions (5) Synonyms: ineradicable. hardened. intractable.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English in‧cor‧ri‧gi‧ble /ɪnˈkɒrədʒəbəl $ -ˈkɔː-/ adjective someone who is incorrigible is bad in a way that cannot be changed or improved – often used humorously an incorrigible liar/rogue etc Peter, you are an incorrigible flirt! —incorrigibly adverb Examples from the Corpus incorrigible • To the adults ...
