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incorrigible (adjective) (not comparable)
1. Regarding someone who is unmanageable and unable to be corrected or changed, even when punished; unruly: Stella was considered to be quite incorrigible when not returning home at a certain set time, and so she wasn't allowed to go out with her friends for two weeks.
2. Referring to the incapability of being corrected or reformed: Tom was an incorrigible criminal who seemed to spend most of his life in jail because of stealing.
3. Pertaining to someone who is difficult or impossible to control or to manage: Sally was an incorrigible and spoiled child.
4. Etymology: from Old French incorrigible, or directly from Latin incorrigibilis, "not to be corrected"; from in-, "not" + corrigere, "to correct".
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2. Referring to the incapability of being corrected or reformed: Tom was an incorrigible criminal who seemed to spend most of his life in jail because of stealing.
3. Pertaining to someone who is difficult or impossible to control or to manage: Sally was an incorrigible and spoiled child.
4. Etymology: from Old French incorrigible, or directly from Latin incorrigibilis, "not to be corrected"; from in-, "not" + corrigere, "to correct".
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