corrigible
corrigible is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Submissive to correction; docile. "Bending down his corrigible neck." Shak.
- 2.Deserving chastisement; punishable. [Obs.] He was taken up very short, and adjudged corrigible for such presumptuous language. Howell.
- 3.Having power to correct; corrective. [Obs.] The . . . .corrigible authority of this lies in our wills. Shak.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is corrigible.
- What is submissive to correction; docile. "Bending down his corrigible neck." Shak called?
- What is deserving chastisement; punishable. [Obs.] He was taken up very short, and adjudged corrigible for such presumptuous language. Howell called?
- What is having power to correct; corrective. [Obs.] The . . . .corrigible authority of this lies in our wills. Shak called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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