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corrigible

[ kawr-i-juh-buhl, kor- ]

adjective

  1. capable of being corrected or reformed:

    a corrigible criminal.

  2. submissive to correction.
  3. subject to being revised, improved, or made more accurate:

    a corrigible theory.



corrigible

/ ˈɒɪɪə /

adjective

  1. capable of being corrected
  2. submissive or submitting to correction
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌǰˈٲ, noun
  • ˈǰ, adverb
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ǰr··i·ٲ ǰ۾···Ա noun
  • ǰ۾·· adverb
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of corrigible1

First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English (from Middle French ), from Medieval Latin corrigibilis, equivalent to Latin corrig(ere) “t correct ” + -ibilis -ible
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of corrigible1

C15: from Old French, from Medieval Latin corrigibilis, from Latin corrigere to set right, correct
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Example Sentences

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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.

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The power and corrigible authority of this lies in our wills.

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I heartily hope that if you have been incommoded it is already over, and for a corrigible cause.

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"The power and corrigible authority of this lies in our wills."

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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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