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incorrigible(dictionary)

incorrigible (iou)



incorrigible adjective & noun. ME.
[Old & mod. French, or Latin incorrigibilis, formed as IN-3 + corrigibilis CORRIGIBLE.]
A. adjective.
Of a person, a habit, etc.: incurably bad or depraved. ME.
L. Strachey Within a few weeks the incorrigible reprobate was at his tricks again.
Of something defective: that cannot be set right. Of disease: incurable. M16-E19.
a. So good that it cannot be improved. rare. Only in E17.
b. That cannot be verified or proved false. rare. M20.
b. noun.
An incorrigible person. M18.
A thing not open to verification. rare. M20.
incorrigi'bility noun L15.
incorrigibleness noun M17.
incorrigibly adverb E17.