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in·cor·ri·gi·ble

/ɪnˈkɔrɪdʒəbəl, ˈkɒr/ Pronunciation[in-kawr-i-juh-buhl, kor]
-adjective
1. not corrigible; bad beyond correction or reform: incorrigible behavior; an incorrigible liar.
2. impervious to constraints or punishment; willful; unruly; uncontrollable: an incorrigible child; incorrigible hair.
3. firmly fixed; not easily changed: an incorrigible habit.
4. not easily swayed or influenced: an incorrigible optimist.
–noun
5. a person who is incorrigible.
[Origin: 1300–50; ME < L incorrigibilis. See in-3, corrigible]

—Related forms
in·cor·ri·gi·bil·i·ty, in·cor·ri·gi·ble·ness, noun
in·cor·ri·gi·bly, adverb
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