Incorrigible
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɪnˈkɒɹɪdʒəb(ə)l/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Incorrigible is an adjective meaning Defective and impossible to materially correct or set aright.
Meaning
Defective and impossible to materially correct or set aright.
More Meanings
- Unmanageable; impervious to correction by punishment or pain.
- Incurably depraved; not reformable.
- Unchangeably established in a belief or habit.
- (philosophy, of a proposition or belief) Intrinsically incapable of being corrected; impossible to disprove, by its very nature.
- An incorrigibly bad individual.
- (archaic, of a disease) Impossible to cure.
Example Sentences
an incorrigible youth
The statement "My knee hurts" is incorrigible.
His dark soul was too incorrigible to repent, even at his execution.
The incorrigibles in the prison population are either lifers or habitual reoffenders.
Word Forms
- incorrigibles
Synonyms for incorrigible
Depending on context, synonyms include irreparable, uncorrectable, irredeemable, unreformable, reprobate, determined.
Antonyms for incorrigible
Common opposites include corrigible, correctable.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include unreformable, uncorrectable, unregenerate, unmanageable, uncontrollable, depraved.
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