INCORRIGIBLE


Meaning of INCORRIGIBLE in English

— 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 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .