2006-12-28 05:06:35 · 6 answers · asked by faye h 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
A. Adjective 1. not corrigible; bad beyond correction or reform: incorrigible behavior; an incorrigible liar.
2. impervious to constraints or punishment; willful; unruly; uncontrollable: an incorrigible child; incorrigible hair.
3. firmly fixed; not easily changed: an incorrigible habit.
4. not easily swayed or influenced: an incorrigible optimist.
Noun : a person who is incorrigible.
B.American Heritage Dictionary - in·cor·ri·gi·ble (ĭn-kôr'ĭ-jə-bəl, -kŏr'-)
Adj.
Incapable of being corrected or reformed: an incorrigible criminal.
Firmly rooted; ineradicable: incorrigible faults.
Difficult or impossible to control or manage: an incorrigible, spoiled child.
n. One that cannot be corrected or reformed.
[Middle English, from Latin incorrigibilis : in-, not; see in-1 + corrigere, to correct; see correct.]
in·cor'ri·gi·bil'i·ty, in·cor'ri·gi·ble·ness n., in·cor'ri·gi·bly adv.
2006-12-28 05:22:28 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
In plain English it means "a lost cause" -- the official definition is below...
in·cor·ri·gi·ble (n-kôr-j-bl, -kr-) KEY
ADJECTIVE:
Incapable of being corrected or reformed: an incorrigible criminal.
Firmly rooted; ineradicable: incorrigible faults.
Difficult or impossible to control or manage: an incorrigible, spoiled child.
NOUN:
One that cannot be corrected or reformed.
2006-12-28 13:15:17 · answer #2 · answered by w l 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's 'incorrigible' and it basically means beyond hope, but in a kind of charming way.
2006-12-28 13:12:19 · answer #3 · answered by balderarrow 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Incapable of being corrected or reformed: an incorrigible criminal.
2006-12-28 13:22:12 · answer #4 · answered by neha 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
For example; "You are incorrigible in regards to looking up this word yourself in a damn dictionary."
2006-12-28 13:14:55 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's a synonym for ex-wives...
2006-12-28 13:08:42 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋