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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Incorrigible

/ĭnˌ-kär'-əj-əb-əl/ · In·cor·ri·gi·ble · IPA /ɪnˈkɔɹɪd͡ʒəb(ə)l/
01 a. Not corrigible; incapable of being corrected or amended; bad beyond correction; irreclaimable; as, incorrigible error.
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    Not corrigible; incapable of being corrected or amended; bad beyond correction; irreclaimable; as, incorrigible error.
02 n. One who is incorrigible; a person whose persistent bad behavior cannot be changed; especially, a hardened criminal; as, the perpetual impri…
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    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.