corrigible Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective capable of being corrected or set right
    • a corrigible defect
    • a corrigible prisoner

WordNet

Cor"ri*gi*ble adjective
Etymology
LL. corribilis, fr. L. corrigere to correct: cf. F. corrigible. See Correrct.
Definitions
  1. Capable of being set right, amended, or reformed; as, a corrigible fault.
  2. Submissive to correction; docile. "Bending down his corrigible neck." Shak.
  3. Deserving chastisement; punishable. Obs.
    He was taken up very short, and adjudged corrigible for such presumptuous language. Howell.
  4. Having power to correct; corrective. Obs.
    The . . . .corrigible authority of this lies in our wills. Shak.

Webster 1913