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incorrigible

  • \ɛ̃.kɔ.ʁi.ʒibl\

Where it comes from

Du latin incorrigibilis → voir in- et corrigible.

adjective

  1. Qu’on ne peut corriger. Devoir, composition incorrigible.
  2. especially Qui ne se corrige pas ; qui ne s’amende pas, en parlant des personnes et de leurs défauts. De l’autre côté, quelques-uns parmi nous discutaient s’il fallait ajouter foi aux affirmations du criminel qui s’était montré menteur incorrigible.

Opposite: corrigible

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adjective

Opposite: corrigible

In English

  • incorrigible defective and materially impossible to correct or set aright

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"incorrigible." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fr/incorrigible. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

incorrigible. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fr/incorrigible

Chicago

"incorrigible." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fr/incorrigible.

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@misc{incorrigible_2026,
  title = {incorrigible},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/incorrigible},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}