Word of the Week

incorrigible
in-KOR-uh-juh-bul
 
DEFINITION
adjective
1: incapable of being 
    corrected, 
    amended, 
    or reformed

2: not manageable
   unruly

3: unalterable, 
   inveterate 


EXAMPLES
Neil was such an incorrigible slob that his parents eventually gave up nagging him about cleaning his room and simply told him to keep the door closed.

DID YOU KNOW?

"Incorrigible" has been part of English since the 14th century. Back then, it was used to describe people who were morally depraved, but now it is most often applied to people who merely have bad habits. Is there a "corrigible?" Yes, indeed, we've used "corrigible" in the sense of "capable of being set right; reparable" (as in "a corrigible defect" and "a corrigible sinner") since the 15th century. Both words are from Latin "corrigere," which means "to correct" and which is also the source of our word "correct."

From Merriam-Webster Online