incorrigible

== English == === 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. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪnˈkɒɹɪdʒəb(ə)l/, /ɪnˈkɒɹɪdʒɪb(ə)l/ (General American) IPA(key): /ɪnˈkɔɹɪd͡ʒəb(ə)l/, /ɪnˈkɔɹəd͡ʒəb(ə)l/ Hyphenation: in‧cor‧ri‧gi‧ble === Adjective === incorrigible (not comparable) Defective and impossible to materially correct or set aright. Unmanageable; impervious to correction by punishment or pain. Incurably depraved; not reformable. Unchangeably established in a belief or habit. (philosophy, of a proposition or belief) Intrinsically incapable of being corrected; impossible to disprove, by its very nature. (archaic, of a disease) Impossible to cure. ==== Synonyms ==== (impossible to materially correct): irreparable, uncorrectable (depraved): irredeemable, unreformable, reprobate (established in a belief or habit): determined, dyed-in-the-wool, hopeless, incurable, unalterable (intrinsically uncorrectable): axiomatic, unfalsifiable (archaic, of a disease): incurable ==== Antonyms ==== corrigible correctable ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== incorrect ==== Translations ==== === Noun === incorrigible (plural incorrigibles) An incorrigibly bad individual. ==== Translations ==== == French == === Etymology === Recorded since 1334 as Middle French incorrigible, from Latin incorrigibilis (“not to be corrected”). Morphologically, from in- +‎ corrigible. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛ̃.kɔ.ʁi.ʒibl/ === Adjective === incorrigible (plural incorrigibles) incorrigible Synonyms: indécrottable, irrécupérable Antonyms: corrigible, corrigeable ==== Derived terms ==== incorrigiblement ==== Related terms ==== corriger === Noun === incorrigible m (plural incorrigibles) an incorrigible === Further reading === “incorrigible”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Middle English == === Alternative forms === incorigeble, incorrigibil, incorygibile, incorigibyll === Etymology === Borrowed from Middle French incorrigible, from Latin incorrigibilis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /inˌkɔriˈdʒiːbəl/, /inˈkɔridʒibəl/ === Adjective === incorrigible (Late Middle English) insoluble, unmanageable irredeemable, not reformable ==== Descendants ==== English: incorrigible ==== References ==== “incorriǧī̆ble, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. == Middle French == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin incorrigibilis. === Adjective === incorrigible m or f (plural incorrigibles) unpunished ==== Descendants ==== → Middle English: incorrigible, incorigeble, incorrigibil, incorygibile, incorigibyllEnglish: incorrigible French: incorrigible === References === Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (incorrigible)