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cor·ri·gi·ble
\ˈkȯrə̇jəbəl, ˈkär-, -rēj- sometimes kəˈrij-\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English corrigabill, from Middle French corrigible, from Medieval Latin corrigibilis, from Latin corrigere to correct + -ibilis -ible — more at correct
1.
a. : capable of being set right, amended, or reformed : correctable
< a corrigible defect >
b. : capable of being modified or corrected as a result of empirical or experimental observation
< the corrigible nature of the findings of experimental science >
2. obsolete : deserving chastisement : punishable
3. obsolete : having the power to correct : corrective
< corrigible authority — Shakespeare >
• cor·ri·gi·bly \-blē, -i\ adverb |