incorrigible
Syllables: in·cor·ri·gi·bleUK/ɪnˈkɒɹɪdʒəb(ə)l/US/ɪnˈkɔɹɪd͡ʒəb(ə)l/
incorrigible adjective: defective and impossible to materially correct or set aright.
Adjective
incorrigible (not comparable)
- Defective and impossible to materially correct or set aright.
- The construction flaw is incorrigible; any attempt to amend it would cause a complete collapse.
- Synonyms:
- irreparable, uncorrectable
- Unmanageable; impervious to correction by punishment or pain.
- an incorrigible youth
- Incurably depraved; not reformable.
- His dark soul was too incorrigible to repent, even at his execution.
- Synonyms:
- irredeemable, unreformable, reprobate
- Unchangeably established in a belief or habit.
- 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”, in The Guardian, London
- Synonyms:
- determined, dyed-in-the-wool, hopeless, incurable, unalterable
- Intrinsically incapable of being corrected; impossible to disprove, by its very nature.
- The statement "My knee hurts" is incorrigible.
- Impossible to cure.
- 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
Noun
incorrigible (plural incorrigibles)
- An incorrigibly bad person.
- The incorrigibles in the prison population are either lifers or habitual reoffenders.
incorrigible meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
incorrigible in Tamil
- சீர்கேடான, சீர்படுத்த முடியாத, திருத்த முடியாத
incorrigible in Urdu
- ناقابل اصلاح
incorrigible in Bengali
- অসংশোধনীয়, দুশ্চরিত্র
incorrigible in Malayalam
- confirmed, inveterate, habitual
- തിരുത്തുവാൻ സാധിക്കാത്ത, തിരുത്താനാവാത്ത, നന്നാക്കുവാൻ കഴിയാത്ത, നന്നാവാത്ത, ഒരിക്കലും നേരെയാവാത്ത, അസാദ്ധ്യ
More languagesFewer languages
- incorrigible in Arabic
- عَنِيد ʕanīd
Examples of incorrigible in a sentence
- He's headstrong and incorrigible and relentless and I love him for it.
- So far, the palace has refused to make a statement about the incorrigible corgis.
- In the West, The Sporting News belittled stars like Kelly and McCormick as incorrigible lushers.
Synonyms of incorrigible
- irreparable
- uncorrectable
- irredeemable
- unreformable
- reprobate
- determined
- dyed-in-the-wool
- hopeless
- incurable
- unalterable
2 more synonymsFewer synonyms
Antonyms
Forms of incorrigible
| plural | incorrigibles |
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Origin of incorrigible
From Middle English incorrigible, from Middle French incorrigible (1334), or directly from Latin incorrigibilis (“not to be corrected”), from in- (“not”) + corrigere (“to correct”) + -ibilis (“-able”), equivalent to in- + corrigible. Recorded since 1340.
Words formed from incorrigible
Questions about incorrigible
- What does incorrigible mean?
- Incorrigible means defective and impossible to materially correct or set aright.
- What is incorrigible in Tamil?
- Incorrigible in Tamil is சீர்கேடான, சீர்படுத்த முடியாத, திருத்த முடியாத. See Incorrigible meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is incorrigible?
- Incorrigible can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce incorrigible?
- Incorrigible is pronounced /ɪnˈkɒɹɪdʒəb(ə)l/ (UK).
Words near incorrigible in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: incorrigible (page history and authors); incorrigible (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); incorrigible (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); Incorrigible (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); incorrigible (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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