INCORRIGIBLE


Meaning of INCORRIGIBLE in English

/ ɪnˈkɒrɪdʒəbl; NAmE -ˈkɔːr-/ adjective

( disapproving or humorous ) having bad habits which cannot be changed or improved

SYN incurable :

Her husband is an incorrigible flirt.

You're incorrigible!

►  in·cor·ri·gibly / ɪnˈkɒrɪdʒəbli; NAmE -ˈkɔːr-/ adverb

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WORD ORIGIN

Middle English : from Old French , or from Latin incorrigibilis , from in- not + corrigibilis (from Latin corrigere to correct).

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.