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Incorrigible Common

Origin: Latin suffix -ible

Incorrigible has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Noun
1

An incorrigibly bad individual.

Adjective
1

impervious to correction by punishment

2

difficult or impossible to manage or control

"an incorrigible mess"

3

Defective and impossible to materially correct or set aright.

Related Terms
Antonyms
corrigible

Origin

The word incorrigible comes from the Latin phrase meaning "not to be corrected." It is formed by combining the negative prefix in- with the root for correct and a suffix indicating ability.

Rhyming Words
ble able roble ruble doble fable bible buble amble gable sable noble coble moble cable table bable kable mable viable
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