SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
incorrigible
adjective
Not readily corrected or reformed; persistently fixed in a habit.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Resistant to correction
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Usage distinction
Return to topIncorrigible suggests persistence despite correction and can be playful about a harmless tendency. Habitual only identifies repetition; a habit need not resist change.
CHECK THE MEANING IN CONTEXT
See incorrigible in use
The story's incorrigible trickster turns every warning into another joke.
An incorrigible latecomer in a comic script misses every call time despite repeated reminders, new alarms, and promises to arrive early.
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