What does incorrigible mean in English? Meaning of incorrigible definition and abbreviation with examples.
Meaning of "incorrigible": impervious to correction by punishment
Adjective
Meaning: impervious to correction by punishmentSynonyms: incorrigibleAntonyms: corrigibleSimilar: uncontrollable
uncorrectable
unmanageable
unreformable
unregenerateAlso see: disobedientPronunciation in US: /ɪnˈkɔɹɨdʒɨb(ə)l/
Pronunciation in UK: /ɪnˈkɒrɨdʒɨb(ə)l/
Adjective: defective and impossible to materially correct or set aright. The construction flaw is incorrigible; any attempt to amend it would cause a complete collapse.incurably depraved; not reformable. His dark soul was too incorrigible to repent, even at his execution.impervious to correction by punishment or pain. The imp is incorrigible: his bottom is still red from his last spanking when he plans the next prank.unmanageable. 2006 December 7, Michael White, “Breaking up is hard to do, even at the Treasury”, the Guardian: Gordon Brown may have his grumpy, Granita moments, but as a strategist he is an incorrigible optimist.2006 December 7, Michael White, “Breaking up is hard to do, even at the Treasury”, the Guardian: Gordon Brown may have his grumpy, Granita moments, but as a strategist he is an incorrigible optimist.determined, unalterable, hence impossible to improve upon. The laws of nature and mathematics are incorrigible.(archaic) incurable. 1859, The British Journal of Psychiatry (volume 6, page 312) It may appear as an epidemic, as a hereditary complaint, or as an obstinate and incorrigible disease again and again recurring.1859, The British Journal of Psychiatry (volume 6, page 312) It may appear as an epidemic, as a hereditary complaint, or as an obstinate and incorrigible disease again and again recurring.Synonyms:
hardened, abandoned, beastly, incurable, intractable, inveterate, irreparable, loser, useless, wicked, irredeemable, recidivous, uncorrectable, unreformed,
Antonyms:
manageable, obedient, good, nice, reformable,
