Incorrigible

Definition: Incorrigible

Incorrigible

Adjective

1. Impervious to correction by punishment.

Date "incorrigible" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1588. (references)

Antonym: corrigible (adj). (additional references)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Disobedience	Adjective: disobedient; uncomplying, uncompliant; unsubmissive, unruly, ungovernable; breachy, insubordinate, impatient of control, incorrigible; restiff, restive; refractory, contumacious, recusant; (refuse); recalcitrant; resisting; lawless, mutinous, seditions, insurgent, riotous.
Hopelessness	Incurable, cureless, immedicable, remediless, beyond remedy; incorrigible; irreparable, irremediable, irrecoverable, irreversible, irretrievable, irreclaimable, irredeemable, irrevocable; ruined, undone; immitigable.
Impenitence	Lost, incorrigible, irreclaimable.
Intrinsicality	Characteristic; (special), (indicative); invariable, incurable, incorrigible, ineradicable, fixed.
Obstinacy	Arbitrary, dogmatic, positive, bigoted; prejudiced; creed-bound; prepossessed, infatuated; stiff-backed, stiff necked, stiff hearted; hard-mouthed, hidebound; unyielding; impervious, impracticable, inpersuasible; unpersuadable; intractable, untractable; incorrigible, deaf to advice, impervious to reason; crotchety.
Vice	Incorrigible, irreclaimable, obdurate, reprobate, past praying for; culpable, reprehensible; (guilty).
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Crosswords: Incorrigible

English words defined with "incorrigible": A hard case ♦ bodacious ♦ Incorrigibility, Incorrigibly, Irrefromable ♦ Uncorrigible. (references)

Non-English Usage: "Incorrigible" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses.

French (incorrigible).

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	You see Mr. Peabody the child is incorrigible. (Problem Child; writing credit: Scott Alexander; Larry Karaszewski)
Movie/TV Titles	The Incorrigible Dukane (1915) Incorrigible (1996) L' Incorrigible (1975)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Domain	Title
Books	Albert Einstein: The Incorrigible Plagiarist (reference) An incorrigible music : a sequence of poems (reference) Incorrigible Bart (reference) Mavericks: An Incorrigible History of Alberta (reference) The Incorrigible Lady Catherine (Zebra Regency Romance) (reference) (more book examples)

Music	Brassens Revu Et Incorrigible [IMPORT] (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	Incorrigible.Credit: Library of Congress.
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Play	Caption
	Abominable; amoral; atrocious; base; contemptible; corrupt; debased; degenerate; depraved; devilish; dissolute; egregious; evil; fiendish; flagitious; foul; gross; guilty; heartless; heinous; immoral; impious; impish; incorrigible; indecent; iniquitous; i.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Author	Quotation
Jean Jacques Rousseau	Most nations, as well as people are impossible only in their youth; they become incorrigible as they grow older.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

"Incorrigible" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 97.78% of the time. "Incorrigible" is used about 45 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Adjective (general or positive)	97.78%	44	51,500
Noun (proper)	2.22%	1	339,140
Total	100.00%	45	N/A

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Language		Translations for "incorrigible"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		i pandreqshëm (beyond retrieve, compulsive, fatal, hopeless, inveterate, irreclaimable, irredeemable, irremediable, irreparable, irretraceable, irretrievable, perverse, remediless, unimprovable), i pakorrigjueshëm. (various references)

Arabic		‏لا سبيل الى تقويمه, ‏عنيد (adamant, asinine, contrary, coriaceous, die hard, dogged, dour, fractious, hardheaded, headstrong, heady, implacable, inelastic, inexorable, inflexible, intractable, intransigent, inveterate, irreconcilable, mulish, nagging, obdurate, obstinate, opinionated, ornery, peevish, persevering, pertinacious, perverse, piggish, pigheaded, refractory, rigid, scabrous, scratchy, self willed, stiff, stiff necked, stout, stubborn, sullen, tenacious, thwart, uncompromising, unruly, unwilling, unyielding, wilful, willful, wrongheaded), ‏راسخ (deep-seated, earthbound, fast, firm, firmly, fixed, founded, immovable, incommutable, ingrained, inveterate, rooted, settled, solid, sound, stabile, stable, staunch, steadfast, steady, sure, unalterable, vested). (various references)

Bulgarian		непоправим (beyond retrieve, incurable, inveterate, irreclaimable, irrecoverable, irredeemable, irremediable, irreparable, irretrievable, remediless, tough). (various references)

Chinese		不可救藥 (beyond cure, hopeless, incurable). (various references)

Czech		nenapravitelný (confirmed, dyed in the wool, hopeless, irrecoverable, irredeemable, irreparable, utter). (various references)

Dutch		onverbeterlýk. (various references)

Farsi		اصلاح ناپذیر, درست نشدنی (Irreclaimable), بهبودی ناپذیر (Incurable). (various references)

Finnish		parantumaton (incurable), auttamaton (incurable, irreparable, past help). (various references)

French		incorrigible. (various references)

German		unverbesserlich (hopeless, incorrigibly, incurable, inveterate, irreclaimable, irreclaimably, irredeemable, unreformable, utter). (various references)

Greek		αδιόρθωτοσ (confirmed, tough, uncorrected, unreformed, unregenerate). (various references)

Hebrew		ללא תק� �" (hopeless, irrevocable), שאין לו תק� �" (irremediable). (various references)

Hungarian		javíthatatlan (incurable, irredeemable, out-and-out, unimprovable). (various references)

Italian		incorreggibile. (various references)

Japanese Kanji		度し難い (beyond help), 性懲り (persistent), 仕様の無い (good-for-nothing, hopeless), 仕様のない (good-for-nothing, hopeless). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		しょう�"り (persistent), しようのない (good-for-nothing, hopeless), どしがたい (beyond help). (various references)

Manx		neusmaghtagh (intractable, irrepressible, lawless, licentious, permissive), neulhiassee (irreparable), neucherree, neuchastey. (various references)

Norwegian		uforbederlig. (various references)

Pig Latin		incorrigibleay

Portuguese		ilegalmente (unduly, unlawfully, wrong). (various references)

Romanian		incorigibil (hopeless, irreclaimable, irremediable). (various references)

Russian		неисправимый (hopeless, remediless, unamendable, unimprovable, unrecoverable). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		nepopravljiv (irreparable, unatonable, unbetterable, unimprovable). (various references)

Spanish		incorregible (irreclaimable). (various references)

Swedish		oförbätterlig (confirmed, dyed in the wool, irredeemable). (various references)

Turkish		yola gelmez, uslanmaz, düzelmez, adam olmaz (sad), ıslah olmaz (beyond redemption, irreclaimable, past redemption). (various references)

Ukranian		непоправний (irreclaimable, irrecoverable, irremediable, irreparable), безнадійний (all up, desperate, hopeless, irredeemable). (various references)

Vietnamese		người không thể sửa được, không thể sửa được. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Derivations
	Words beginning with "incorrigible": incorrigibleness, incorrigiblenesses, incorrigibles. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Incorrigible" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: incoragible, incorigable, incoriggible, incorigible, incorregible, incorrigable, incorrigaible, incorrigble, incorrigeable, incorrigiable, incorrigoble, incorrlgible, incourigible, inncorigible, uncorrosible. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "incorrigible" (pronounced i'nkÄ"rujubul)
6	-u j u b u l	eligible, intelligible, knowledgeable, negligible, unintelligible.
5	-j u b u l	changeable, chargeable, exchangeable, fungible, illegible, ineligible, intangible, interchangeable, manageable, rechargeable, salvageable, tangible, unmanageable.
4	-u b u l	abominable, acceptable, accessible, accountable, achievable, actionable, adaptable, addressable, adjustable, admirable, admissible, adoptable, adorable, advisable, affable, affordable, agreeable, allowable, amenable, amendable, amiable, amicable, analyzable, answerable, appealable, applicable, appreciable, approachable, approvable, arable, arguable, attainable, attributable, audible, available, avoidable, bankable, bearable, believable, billable, biodegradable, breakable, buildable, burnable, callable, cannibal, capable, charitable, classifiable, collapsible, collectible, Combinable, comfortable, commendable, communicable, comparable, compatible, compensable, comprehensible, conceivable, confirmable, considerable, constable, consumable, contemptible, contestable, controllable, convertible, copyrightable, countable, credible, creditable, crucible, culpable, curable, debatable, deductible, defensible, definable, degradable, delectable, deliverable, demonstrable, dependable, deplorable, deployable, depreciable, describable, desirable, despicable, detachable, detectable, determinable, developable, digestible, disagreeable, discernible, discountable, discoverable, dishonorable, dispensable, disposable, disreputable, distinguishable, divisible, doable, drinkable, drivable, durable, eatable, edible, electable, Embraceable, employable, enforceable, enjoyable, enviable, equable, equitable, erasable, erodible, estimable, excitable, excludable, excusable, execrable, exercisable, expandable, expendable, explainable, exportable, extendable, extendible, fallible, fashionable, fathomable, favorable, feasible, fissionable, fixable, flammable, flexible, forcible, foreseeable, forfeitable, forgettable, forgivable, formidable, fusible, gullible, habitable, harvestable, heritable, hon, honorable, horrible, hospitable, identifiable, imaginable, imitable, immiscible, immovable, immutable, impassable, impeachable, impeccable, impenetrable, imperceptible, impermissible, implacable, implantable, implausible, imponderable, impossible, impracticable, impregnable, impressionable, improbable, inaccessible, inadmissible, inadvisable, inalienable, inapplicable, inaudible, incalculable, incapable, incomparable, incompatible, incomprehensible, incompressible, inconceivable, incontrovertible, incredible, incurable, indefatigable, indefensible, indefinable, indelible, indescribable, indestructible, indispensable, indisputable, indistinguishable, indivisible, indomitable, inedible, ineffable, inequitable, inescapable, inevitable, inexcusable, inexhaustible, inexorable, inexplicable, infallible, infeasible, inflammable, inflatable, inflexible, inheritable, inhospitable, inimitable, injectable, innumerable, inoperable, insatiable, inscrutable, inseparable, insoluble, insufferable, insupportable, insurmountable, interminable, interruptible, intolerable, intractable, invaluable, investable, invincible, inviolable, invisible, invulnerable, irascible, irreconcilable, irrefutable, irremediable, irreparable, irreplaceable, irrepressible, irresistible, irresponsible, irreversible, irrevocable, irritable, issuable, justifiable, lamentable, laudable, laughable, leasable, legible, liable, likable, likeable, livable, lovable, malleable, mandible, maneuverable, marketable, measurable, memorable, microwavable, miscible, miserable, moldable, movable, navigable, negotiable, noncallable, nonconvertible, nondeductible, nondurable, nonrefundable, nonrenewable, nontaxable, nontransferable, notable, noticeable, objectionable, observable, obtainable, operable, ostensible, palatable, palpable, parable, passable, patentable, payable, peaceable, perceptible, perishable, permeable, permissible, personable, persuadable, pitiable, plausible, pleasurable, pliable, portable, possible, potable, practicable, predictable, preferable, presentable, preventable, printable, probable, profitable, programmable, prosecutable, provable, punishable, questionable, quotable, reachable, readable, realizable, reasonable, receivable, recognizable, recordable, recoverable, recyclable, redeemable, redoubtable, reducible, refundable, regrettable, reliable, remarkable, removable, renewable, rentable, repairable, repayable, repeatable, replaceable, reportable, reprehensible, reputable, resealable, resettable, respectable, responsible, retractable, returnable, reusable, reversible, revocable, ridable, salable, saleable, seasonable, sensible, serviceable, sizable, sizeable, sociable, soluble, solvable, spendable, submersible, suggestible, suitable, supportable, survivable, susceptible, sustainable, syllable, talkable, taxable, teachable, tenable, terrible, tolerable, traceable, tractable, tradable, tradeable, trainable, transferable, transferrable, transmittable, transportable, treatable, tunable, typeable, unacceptable, unaccountable, unaffordable, unalienable, unalterable, unanswerable, unassailable, unattainable, unavailable, unavoidable, unbearable, unbeatable, unbelievable, unbuildable, uncollectible, uncomfortable, unconscionable, uncontrollable, undeniable, understandable, undesirable, undetectable, unelectable, unemployable, unenforceable, unenviable, unexplainable, unfashionable, unfathomable, unfavorable, unfeasible, unflappable, unforeseeable, unforgettable, unforgivable, ungovernable, unimaginable, unimpeachable, uninhabitable, uninsurable, unjustifiable, unknowable, unlivable, unmentionable, unmistakable, unobtainable, unpalatable, unpredictable, unprintable, unprofitable, unquestionable, unreachable, unreadable, unreasonable, unrecognizable, unreliable, unremarkable, unsalable, unshakable, unsinkable, unsolvable, unspeakable, unstoppable, unsuitable, unsupportable, unsustainable, untenable, unthinkable, untouchable, untraceable, unusable, unverifiable, unwinnable, unworkable, usable, variable, vegetable, venerable, verifiable, veritable, viable, visible, voluble, vulnerable, washable, wearable, winnable, workable.
3	-b u l	able, amble, assemble, babble, Babel, bauble, bible, bramble, bubble, Bumble, cable, cobble, coble, corbel, crumble, cymbal, dabble, Dibble, disable, disassemble, dissemble, double, Drabble, dribble, enable, enfeeble, ennoble, ensemble, fable, feeble, foible, fumble, gable, gamble, Garble, global, gobble, Gribble, grumble, hardscrabble, herbal, hobble, humble, ignoble, immeasurable, immobile, intertribal, jumble, kibble, label, libel, marble, mislabel, mobile, mumble, nibble, nimble, noble, nonverbal, pebble, preamble, psychobabble, quibble, rabble, ramble, reassemble, rebel, redouble, relabel, resemble, Roble, rouble, roundtable, rubble, Ruble, rumble, sable, Scrabble, scramble, scribble, shamble, Sibyl, squabble, Stabile, stable, stubble, stumble, symbol, table, thimble, timetable, treble, tremble, tribal, trouble, tubal, tumble, turntable, umbel, unable, unscramble, unserviceable, unstable, valuable, verbal, wamble, wobble.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "b-c-e-g-i-i-i-l-n-o-r-r"
	-2 letters: corrigible, irreligion.
	-3 letters: corbeling, reboiling, recoiling.
	-4 letters: biogenic, broiling, clingier, ligroine, reboring, religion, reoiling.
	-5 letters: bicorne, bilgier, binocle, birling, birring, boiling, bricole, bringer, brinier, broiler, ceiling, clinger, coiling, corbeil, coreign, cornier, cringer, cringle, ignoble, ignorer, ligroin, lingier, loriner, obliger, oneiric, roilier, roiling.
	Words containing the letters "b-c-e-g-i-i-i-l-n-o-r-r"
	+1 letter: incorrigibles.
	+4 letters: incorrigibleness.
	+5 letters: incorrigibilities.
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