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corrigible
(encz) | corrigible,opravitelný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Corrigible
(gcide) | Corrigible \Cor"ri*gi*ble\ (k?r"r?-j?-b'l), a. [LL. corribilis,
fr. L. corrigere to correct: cf. F. corrigible. See
Correrct.]
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1. Capable of being set right, amended, or reformed; as, a
corrigible fault.
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2. Submissive to correction; docile. "Bending down his
corrigible neck." --Shak.
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3. Deserving chastisement; punishable. [Obs.]
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He was taken up very short, and adjudged corrigible
for such presumptuous language. --Howell.
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4. Having power to correct; corrective. [Obs.]
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The . . . .corrigible authority of this lies in our
wills. --Shak.
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corrigible
(wn) | corrigible
adj 1: capable of being corrected or set right; "a corrigible
defect"; "a corrigible prisoner" [ant: incorrigible] |
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corrigible
(encz) | corrigible,opravitelný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
incorrigible
(encz) | incorrigible,nenapravitelný incorrigible,nepoučitelný |
Corrigibleness
(gcide) | Corrigibleness \Cor"ri*gi*ble*ness\, n.
The state or quality of being corrigible; corrigibility.
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Incorrigible
(gcide) | Incorrigible \In*cor"ri*gi*ble\, a. [L. incorrigibilis: cf. F.
incorrigible. See In- not, and Corrigible.]
Not corrigible; incapable of being corrected or amended; bad
beyond correction; irreclaimable; as, incorrigible error.
"Incorrigible fools." --Dryden.
[1913 Webster]Incorrigible \In*cor"ri*gi*ble\, n.
One who is incorrigible; a person whose persistent bad
behavior cannot be changed; especially, a hardened criminal;
as, the perpetual imprisonment of incorrigibles; incorrigible
and disruptive children need to be placed in a separate
classroom.
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Incorrigibleness
(gcide) | Incorrigibleness \In*cor"ri*gi*ble*ness\, n.
Incorrigibility. --Dr. H. More.
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Uncorrigible
(gcide) | Uncorrigible \Un*cor"ri*gi*ble\, a.
Incorrigible; not capable of correction. [Obs.]
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corrigible
(wn) | corrigible
adj 1: capable of being corrected or set right; "a corrigible
defect"; "a corrigible prisoner" [ant: incorrigible] |
incorrigible
(wn) | incorrigible
adj 1: impervious to correction by punishment [ant:
corrigible] |
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