Thesaurus: incorrigible

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1. a. Not corrigible; incapable of being corrected or amended; bad beyond correction; irreclaimable; as, incorrigible error.
2. n. One who is corrigible; especially, a hardened criminal; as, the perpetual imprisonment of incorrigibles.
3. adj. impervious to correction by punishment
4. adj. difficult or impossible to manage or control
5. Not corrigible; incapable of being corrected or amended; bad beyond correction; irreclaimable; as, incorrigible error. "Incorrigible fools." Dryden. One who is corrigible; especially, a hardened criminal; as, the perpetual imprisonment of incorrigibles.
6. Not corrigible; incapable of being corrected or amended; badbeyond correction; irreclaimable; as, incorrigible error."Incorrigible fools." Dryden.
7. j:100 a. impervious to correction by punishment