incorrigible

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Adjective incorrigible has 1 sense

incorrigible - impervious to correction by punishment
Antonyms: corrigible, amendable, correctable, improvable, redeemable, reformable

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Term: Incorrigible

Part of Speech: Adjective

Definition: Not able to be corrected, improved, or reformed.

Sense 1: (Popular) Referring to a person

Example sentence 1: Despite numerous interventions, he remained incorrigible, continuing to engage in illegal activities.

Example sentence 2: The teacher considered him incorrigible due to his persistent disruptive behavior in class.

Sense 2: (Popular) Referring to a habit or behavior

Example sentence 1: Her incorrigible habit of procrastination often led to missed deadlines.

Example sentence 2: The company decided to terminate his employment due to his incorrigible tardiness.

Sense 3: (Local) Referring to a piece of software or technology that cannot be altered or fixed by the user.

Example sentence 1: The glitch in the operating system was deemed incorrigible, requiring a patch from the developer.

Example sentence 2: The user was frustrated with the incorrigible bug in the software, causing it to crash repeatedly.