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   In·cor·ri·gi·ble

   /ˌinˈkôrəjəb(ə)l/

   

   adjective

   • 1. (of a person or their tendencies) not able to be corrected, improved, or reformed: "he's an incorrigible liar"

   noun

   • 1. an incorrigible person: "all repeat offenders, but none of them real hard-case incorrigibles"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin incorrigibilis, from in- ‘not’ + corrigibilis (see corrigible).

   Derivatives

   • 1. incorrigibility noun
   • 2. incorrigibleness noun
   • 3. incorrigibly adverb

   Scrabble Points: 17

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