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INCORRIGIBLE
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Impervious to correction by punishment
Classified under:
Similar:
unreformable; unregenerate (unrepentant and incapable of being reformed)
uncontrollable; uncorrectable; unmanageable (incapable of being controlled or managed)
Also:
disobedient (not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority)
Antonym:
corrigible (capable of being corrected or set right)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Difficult or impossible to manage or control
Example:
an incorrigible mess
Classified under:
Similar:
difficult; unmanageable (hard to control)
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