incorrigibleadj.n.

/ɪnˈkɒrɪdʒɪb(ə)l/

Forms: Middle English incorygibile, Middle English incorigibyll, incorrygyble, 1500s– incorrigible, (1500s incorrigibill, incorrigyble).

Etymology: < French incorrigible (1334 in Hatzfeld & Darmesteter), or < Latin incorrigibilis (Seneca), < in- (in- prefix⁴) + *corrigibilis corrigible adj., < corrigĕre to correct: see -ible suffix.

A. adj. Incapable of being corrected or amended.

1. Bad or depraved beyond correction or reform: of persons, their habits, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [adjective] > disobediently stubborn

incorrigiblea1340

unchastisable1382

contumaxc1386

stubbornc1386

stoutc1410

contumacec1425

staffish?a1513

unwieldy1513

untractable1538

intractable1545

prefract?1549

incounselable1554

indocible1555

uncorrectable1562

refractorious1563

haggard1566

neck-stiff1570

uncounsellablea1578

refractary1583

contumacious1603

refractarious1609

refractory1615

unmanageable1616

immorigerous1623

refractive1623

pervicacious1633

unrectifiable1645

undocible1653

undocile1656

untractible1670

unadvisable1672

recalcitrant1797

unguidable1822

recalcitrary1861

society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > [adjective] > incorrigible

incorrigiblea1340

uncorrigiblea1420

unreclaimable1574

a1340 R. Rolle Psalter xiii. 5 Incorygibile malice vndire þe lippes of þaim.

1482 Monk of Evesham 68 Y hadde wende they had be incorrygyble.

1583 G. Babington Very Fruitfull Expos. Commaundem. iii. 150 Then is the partie..incorrigible, and past all hope of amendment in mans eyes.

1655 R. Younge Blemish of Govt. 6 An habituated, infatuated, incorrigible, cauterized Drunkard.

1710 R. Steele Tatler No. 231. ⁋1 Many ill Habits..which, after we have indulged our selves in them, become incorrigible.

1788 Disinterested Love I. 95 I found you incorrigible to my remonstrances.

c1850 Arabian Nights (Rtldg.) 527 His father continually chastised him, yet still Aladdin remained incorrigible.

†2. Of something faulty or defective: That cannot be improved or set right. Of disease: Incurable.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > amending > [adjective] > put right or amended > able to be > not

remedilessa1513

unamendablea1525

incorrigible1541

irremediable1547

unreprievable1593

irremediless1602

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > despair, hopelessness > desperate state or condition > [adjective] > incapable of improvement

incorrigible1541

unimprovablea1660

unbetterable1806

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > despair, hopelessness > desperate state or condition > [adjective] > of persons: beyond cure or remedy > of disease or wound

recurelessc1425

unrecoverable1461

remedilessa1513

cureless1557

irrecoverable1594

unrecuring1594

immedicable1596

unruly1596

irrecured1598

irrelievable1670

irremediable1801

incorrigible1804

immedicinable1826

untreatable1865

inoperable1886

unrelievable1898

1541 T. Elyot Image of Gouernance ii. f. 3 The moste myserable astate of the weale publyke, and as it semed incorrigible.

1668 H. More Divine Dialogues (1713) i. xxxviii. 85 The loss is many times irrecoverable, and the inconvenience incorrigible.

1765 W. Warburton Divine Legation Moses (ed. 4) IV. v. i. 149 The soil of Judea was absolutely incorrigible.

1804 J. Abernethy Surg. Observ. 45 A malignant ulcer, which..was incorrigible by any medical means employed.

3. Not liable or open to correction; so good that it cannot be improved. Also, not verifiable; that cannot be proved false.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > perfection > [adjective] > that cannot be improved upon

unamendablea1525

incorrigible1611

unimprovable1822

unbetterable1874

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > insecure knowledge, uncertainty > questionable state or quality > state of being unprovable > [adjective]

unprovable1387

unprobable1532

undeterminable1588

unveritable1589

undemonstrable1593

unwarrantable1612

indeterminable1646

unavouchable1650

undefinable1690

unascertainable1827

unverifiable1861

incorrigible1946

1611 R. Peake tr. S. Serlio 3rd Bk. Archit. A b The Reader being well instructed..may, without any further labour, make a good and incorrigible peece of worke.

1946 A. J. Ayer Lang., Truth & Logic (ed. 2) 10 What may be said to verify them [sc. basic propositions] conclusively is the occurrence of the experience to which they uniquely refer... Propositions of this kind are ‘incorrigible’..it is impossible to be mistaken about them except in a verbal sense.

1956 A. J. Ayer Probl. Knowl. 54 These experiential statements..are taken as basic because they are held to be ‘incorrigible’.

1956 A. J. Ayer Probl. Knowl. 55 Experiential statements are not incorrigible in the sense that once they have been discovered to be true they cannot subsequently be denied.

B. n.

1. One who is incorrigible.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > [noun] > incorrigibleness > person

incorrigible1746

1746 Fool (1748) I. 245 The Man is an Incorrigible; all gentle Rebukes are lost upon him.

1827 P. Cunningham Two Years New S. Wales (ed. 2) II. xiii. 289 Lazy incorrigibles, ready to resume their thievish practices again.

2. Something not open to verification.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > insecure knowledge, uncertainty > questionable state or quality > state of being unprovable > [noun] > something unprovable

incorrigible1936

1936 H. H. Price Truth & Corrigibility 28 Innumerable judgements..will have to be admitted as incorrigibles.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	incorrigible
释义	incorrigibleadj.n. /ɪnˈkɒrɪdʒɪb(ə)l/ Forms: Middle English incorygibile, Middle English incorigibyll, incorrygyble, 1500s– incorrigible, (1500s incorrigibill, incorrigyble). Etymology: < French incorrigible (1334 in Hatzfeld & Darmesteter), or < Latin incorrigibilis (Seneca), < in- (in- prefix⁴) + corrigibilis corrigible adj., < corrigĕre* to correct: see -ible suffix. A. adj. Incapable of being corrected or amended. 1. Bad or depraved beyond correction or reform: of persons, their habits, etc. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [adjective] > disobediently stubborn incorrigiblea1340 unchastisable1382 contumaxc1386 stubbornc1386 stoutc1410 contumacec1425 staffish?a1513 unwieldy1513 untractable1538 intractable1545 prefract?1549 incounselable1554 indocible1555 uncorrectable1562 refractorious1563 haggard1566 neck-stiff1570 uncounsellablea1578 refractary1583 contumacious1603 refractarious1609 refractory1615 unmanageable1616 immorigerous1623 refractive1623 pervicacious1633 unrectifiable1645 undocible1653 undocile1656 untractible1670 unadvisable1672 recalcitrant1797 unguidable1822 recalcitrary1861 society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > [adjective] > incorrigible incorrigiblea1340 uncorrigiblea1420 unreclaimable1574 a1340 R. Rolle Psalter xiii. 5 Incorygibile malice vndire þe lippes of þaim. 1482 Monk of Evesham 68 Y hadde wende they had be incorrygyble. 1583 G. Babington Very Fruitfull Expos. Commaundem. iii. 150 Then is the partie..incorrigible, and past all hope of amendment in mans eyes. 1655 R. Younge Blemish of Govt. 6 An habituated, infatuated, incorrigible, cauterized Drunkard. 1710 R. Steele Tatler No. 231. ⁋1 Many ill Habits..which, after we have indulged our selves in them, become incorrigible. 1788 Disinterested Love I. 95 I found you incorrigible to my remonstrances. c1850 Arabian Nights (Rtldg.) 527 His father continually chastised him, yet still Aladdin remained incorrigible. †2. Of something faulty or defective: That cannot be improved or set right. Of disease: Incurable. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > amending > [adjective] > put right or amended > able to be > not remedilessa1513 unamendablea1525 incorrigible1541 irremediable1547 unreprievable1593 irremediless1602 the mind > mental capacity > expectation > despair, hopelessness > desperate state or condition > [adjective] > incapable of improvement incorrigible1541 unimprovablea1660 unbetterable1806 the mind > mental capacity > expectation > despair, hopelessness > desperate state or condition > [adjective] > of persons: beyond cure or remedy > of disease or wound recurelessc1425 unrecoverable1461 remedilessa1513 cureless1557 irrecoverable1594 unrecuring1594 immedicable1596 unruly1596 irrecured1598 irrelievable1670 irremediable1801 incorrigible1804 immedicinable1826 untreatable1865 inoperable1886 unrelievable1898 1541 T. Elyot Image of Gouernance ii. f. 3 The moste myserable astate of the weale publyke, and as it semed incorrigible. 1668 H. More Divine Dialogues (1713) i. xxxviii. 85 The loss is many times irrecoverable, and the inconvenience incorrigible. 1765 W. Warburton Divine Legation Moses (ed. 4) IV. v. i. 149 The soil of Judea was absolutely incorrigible. 1804 J. Abernethy Surg. Observ. 45 A malignant ulcer, which..was incorrigible by any medical means employed. 3. Not liable or open to correction; so good that it cannot be improved. Also, not verifiable; that cannot be proved false. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > perfection > [adjective] > that cannot be improved upon unamendablea1525 incorrigible1611 unimprovable1822 unbetterable1874 the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > insecure knowledge, uncertainty > questionable state or quality > state of being unprovable > [adjective] unprovable1387 unprobable1532 undeterminable1588 unveritable1589 undemonstrable1593 unwarrantable1612 indeterminable1646 unavouchable1650 undefinable1690 unascertainable1827 unverifiable1861 incorrigible1946 1611 R. Peake tr. S. Serlio 3rd Bk. Archit. A b The Reader being well instructed..may, without any further labour, make a good and incorrigible peece of worke. 1946 A. J. Ayer Lang., Truth & Logic (ed. 2) 10 What may be said to verify them [sc. basic propositions] conclusively is the occurrence of the experience to which they uniquely refer... Propositions of this kind are ‘incorrigible’..it is impossible to be mistaken about them except in a verbal sense. 1956 A. J. Ayer Probl. Knowl. 54 These experiential statements..are taken as basic because they are held to be ‘incorrigible’. 1956 A. J. Ayer Probl. Knowl. 55 Experiential statements are not incorrigible in the sense that once they have been discovered to be true they cannot subsequently be denied. B. n. 1. One who is incorrigible. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > [noun] > incorrigibleness > person incorrigible1746 1746 Fool (1748) I. 245 The Man is an Incorrigible; all gentle Rebukes are lost upon him. 1827 P. Cunningham Two Years New S. Wales (ed. 2) II. xiii. 289 Lazy incorrigibles, ready to resume their thievish practices again. 2. Something not open to verification. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > insecure knowledge, uncertainty > questionable state or quality > state of being unprovable > [noun] > something unprovable incorrigible1936 1936 H. H. Price Truth & Corrigibility 28 Innumerable judgements..will have to be admitted as incorrigibles. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.n.a1340
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