incorrigible

Definitions


[ɪnˈkɒrɪdʒəbl], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- (of a person or their behaviour) not able to be changed or reformed
(e.g: he's an incorrigible liar)


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


[ɪnˈkɒrɪdʒəbl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an incorrigible person
(e.g: all repeat offenders, but none of them real hard-case incorrigibles)


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




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