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incorrigible definition

in·cor·ri·gible (in kôr′ə jə bəl, -kär′-)

adjective

not corrigible; that cannot be corrected, improved, or reformed, esp. because firmly established, as a habit, or because set in bad habits, as a child

Etymology: ME incorygibile < OFr < LL incorrigibilis

noun

an incorrigible person

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