Definition of incorrigible

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in·cor·ri·gi·ble    (n-kôr-j-bl, -kr-) KEY 

ADJECTIVE:

1. Incapable of being corrected or reformed: an incorrigible criminal.
2. Firmly rooted; ineradicable: incorrigible faults.
3. Difficult or impossible to control or manage: an incorrigible, spoiled child.

NOUN:

One that cannot be corrected or reformed.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English, from Latin incorrigibilis : in-, not ; see in-¹ + corrigere, to correct ; see correct

OTHER FORMS:
in·corri·gi·bili·ty or in·corri·gi·ble·ness(Noun), in·corri·gi·bly(Adverb)