incorrigible
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Pronunciation
- IPA /ɪnˈkɒɹɨdʒɨb(ə)l/
Noun
incorrigible noun
- An incorrigibly bad individual.“The incorrigibles in the prison population are either lifers or habitual reoffenders.”
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Adjective
incorrigible 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.
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irredeemableirreparableuncorrectableunreformableunregenerateunmanageableuncontrollabledepraveddelinquentimpossibleunrepentanthopelessterribleencourageableirremediableimperfectiblecorrigible
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