What does "incorrigible" mean?
Incorrigible: Not corrigible; incapable of being corrected or amended; bad beyond correction; irreclaimable; as, incorrigible error. "Incorrigible fools." Dryden.
Additional senses
- 2.One who is corrigible; especially, a hardened criminal; as, the perpetual imprisonment of incorrigibles.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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