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corrigible
[kawr-i-juh-buhl, kor-]
adjective
capable of being corrected or reformed.
a corrigible criminal.
submissive to correction.
subject to being revised, improved, or made more accurate.
a corrigible theory.
corrigible
/ ˈɒɪɪə /
adjective
capable of being corrected
submissive or submitting to correction
Other Word Forms
- corrigibility noun
- corrigibleness noun
- corrigibly adverb
- ˌǰˈٲ noun
- ˈǰ adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of corrigible1
Word History and Origins
Origin of corrigible1
Example Sentences
These are failures that are entirely corrigible if the job seeker makes the effort to become self-aware and improve his or her odds of success.
The power and corrigible authority of this lies in our wills.
I heartily hope that if you have been incommoded it is already over, and for a corrigible cause.
"The power and corrigible authority of this lies in our wills."
It has always been so beset with accidental and corrigible evils that no man can say what life, in its ultimate essence, really is.
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