Word meaning
incorrigible
adjective · in-KOR-ih-juh-bul
What does incorrigible mean?
Incorrigible means not able to be corrected or reformed.
Incorrigible in a sentence
“My incorrigible cat keeps knocking pens off the desk.”
Synonyms for incorrigible
- hopeless
- incurable
- inveterate
How to remember incorrigible
- Say it out loud a few times: in-KOR-ih-juh-bul.
- Write one sentence of your own using incorrigible, about something that happened to you today.
- Quiz yourself tomorrow, in three days, and next week. Spaced reviews are what make new words stick.
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