Category:Incorrigible

In*cor"ri*gi*ble, a. Etym: [L. incorrigibilis: cf. F. incorrigible. See In- not, and Corrigible.]

Defn: Not corrigible; incapable of being corrected or amended; bad beyond correction; irreclaimable; as, incorrigible error. "Incorrigible fools." Dryden.

incorrigible In*cor"ri*gi*ble, n.

Defn: One who is corrigible; especially, a hardened criminal; as, the perpetual imprisonment of incorrigibles.