incorrigible
/ɪnˈkɔɹɪd͡ʒəb(ə)l/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.51 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Defective and impossible to materially correct or set aright.
adj
Unmanageable; impervious to correction by punishment or pain.
adj
Incurably depraved; not reformable.
adj
Unchangeably established in a belief or habit.
adj
Intrinsically incapable of being corrected; impossible to disprove, by its very nature.
noun
Example Sentences
- "The construction flaw is incorrigible; any attempt to amend it would cause a complete collapse."
- "an incorrigible youth"
- "His dark soul was too incorrigible to repent, even at his execution."
- "Gordon Brown may have his grumpy, Granita moments, but as a strategist he is an incorrigible optimist."
- "The statement "My knee hurts" is incorrigible."
- "It may appear as an epidemic, as a hereditary complaint, or as an obstinate and incorrigible disease again and again recurring."
Etymology
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.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: incorrigible, incorrigibilis
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɪnˈkɔɹɪd͡ʒəb(ə)l/
- British English: /ɪnˈkɒɹɪdʒəb(ə)l/