Added 2 October 2026
incorrigible
/ɪnˈkɒɹɪdʒəb(ə)l/ adjective
Latin root: incorrigibilis Wiktionary
adjective Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about incorrigible at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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Defective and impossible to materially correct or set aright.
The construction flaw is incorrigible; any attempt to amend it would cause a complete collapse.
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Unmanageable; impervious to correction by punishment or pain.
an incorrigible youth
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Incurably depraved; not reformable.
His dark soul was too incorrigible to repent, even at his execution.
noun
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An incorrigibly bad person.
The incorrigibles in the prison population are either lifers or habitual reoffenders.
Origin
From Middle English incorrigible, from Middle French incorrigible (1334), or directly from Latin incorrigibilis (“not to be corrected”), from in- (“not”) + corrigere (“to correct”) + -ibilis (“-able”), equivalent to in- + corrigible. Recorded since 1340.
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