CORRIGIBLE


Meaning of CORRIGIBLE in English

ˈkȯrə̇jəbəl, ˈkär-, -rēj- sometimes kəˈrij- adjective

Etymology: Middle English corrigabill, from Middle French corrigible, from Medieval Latin corrigibilis, from Latin corrigere to correct + -ibilis -ible — more at correct

1.

a. : capable of being set right, amended, or reformed : correctable

a corrigible defect

b. : capable of being modified or corrected as a result of empirical or experimental observation

the corrigible nature of the findings of experimental science

2. obsolete : deserving chastisement : punishable

3. obsolete : having the power to correct : corrective

corrigible authority — Shakespeare

• cor·ri·gi·bly -blē, -i adverb

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