incorrigible – Millie Thom

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I’m looking at the letter I this week:

Word

Incorrigible

Pronunciation:

in·cor·ri·gi·ble (ĭn-kôr′ĭ-jə-bəl)

Audio:

incorrigible

Part of Speech

Adjective

Related Forms:

Noun: incorrigibility; incorrigibleness

Adverb. incorrigibly

Meaning:

Bad beyond correction or reform; not corrigible (corrigible meaning capable of being corrected or reformed)

2. Impervious to constraints or punishment; wilful; unruly; uncontrollable:

(e.g. William’s teachers said he was always fighting in the playground and was totally incorrigible.):

3. firmly fixed; not easily changed

4. not easily swayed or influenced

5. (Noun) a person who is incorrigible

Word Origin:

Middle English: 1300-1350, from the Latin incorrigibilis – from in (not) corrigibilis

Synonyms:

incurable, irrecoverable, irredeemable, irreformable, unredeemable, depraved, hopeless, delinquent, unruly, unalterable, inveterate, disobedient, unreformed, hardened, intractable

Antonyms:

curable, reclaimable, recoverable, redeemable, reformable, remediable, retrievable, savable (or saveable) corrigible

Use in a Sentence:

1. From the time Helen had got out of bed this morning her incorrigible hair had refused to stay in any style suitable for a day showing prospective purchasers around the new apartments:

2. ‘You’re an incorrigible old rogue, Grandad’, Mark said, unable to suppress a smile as the ruddy faced old man sidled over to the drinks cabinet and poured himself another generous Scotch. ‘You know what the doctor said about easing off on the booze, at least until after the test results. Mum’d have a fit if she knew.’

Grandad just winked, and grinned incorrigibly. ‘But yer mum’ll not know about it, will she, lad?’