incorrigible Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective impervious to correction by punishment

WordNet

In*cor"ri*gi*ble adjective
Etymology
L. incorrigibilis: cf. F. incorrigible. See In- not, and Corrigible.
Definitions
  1. Not corrigible; incapable of being corrected or amended; bad beyond correction; irreclaimable; as, incorrigible error. "Incorrigible fools." Dryden.
In*cor"ri*gi*ble noun
Definitions
  1. One who is corrigible; especially, a hardened criminal; as, the perpetual imprisonment of incorrigibles.

Webster 1913