— incorrigibility, incorrigibleness , n. — incorrigibly , adv.
/in kawr"i jeuh beuhl, -kor"-/ , adj.
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.
n.
5. a person who is incorrigible.
[ 1300-50; ME incorrigibilis. See IN- 3 , CORRIGIBLE ]