incorrigibly
ɪ adjective
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.
noun
5.
a person who is incorrigible.
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in·cor·ri·gi·bil·i·ty, in·cor·ri·gi·ble·ness, noun
in·cor·ri·gi·bly, adverb
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incorrigible (ɪnˈkɒrɪdʒəbəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | beyond correction, reform, or alteration |
| 2. | firmly rooted; ineradicable |
| 3. | philosophy Compare defeasible (of a belief) having the property that whoever honestly believes it cannot be mistaken |
| —n | |
| 4. | a person or animal that is incorrigible |
| incorrigi'bility | |
| —n | |
| in'corrigibleness | |
| —n | |
| in'corrigibly | |
| —adv | |
| incorrigible (ɪnˈkɒrɪdʒəbəl) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | beyond correction, reform, or alteration |
| 2. | firmly rooted; ineradicable |
| 3. | philosophy Compare defeasible (of a belief) having the property that whoever honestly believes it cannot be mistaken |
| —n | |
| 4. | a person or animal that is incorrigible |
| incorrigi'bility | |
| —n | |
| in'corrigibleness | |
| —n | |
| in'corrigibly | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
incorrigible
mid-14c., from O.Fr. incorrigible (mid-14c.), or directly from L. incorrigibilis "not to be corrected," from in- "not" + corrigere "to correct" (see correct).
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