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cor·ri·gi·ble
(kôr′ĭ-jə-bəl, kŏr′-)adj.
Capable of being corrected, reformed, or improved.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Medieval Latin corrigibilis, from Latin corrigere, to correct; see correct.]
cor′ri·gi·bil′i·ty n.
cor′ri·gi·bly adv.
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corrigible
(ˈkɒrɪdʒɪbəl)adj
1. capable of being corrected
2. submissive or submitting to correction
[C15: from Old French, from Medieval Latin corrigibilis, from Latin corrigere to set right, correct]
ˌcorrigiˈbility n
ˈcorrigibly adv
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cor•ri•gi•ble
(ˈkɔr ɪ dʒə bəl, ˈkɒr-)adj.
1. capable of being corrected or reformed.
2. submissive to correction.
3. subject to being revised, improved, or made more accurate: a corrigible theory.
[1425–75; late Middle English (< Middle French) < Medieval Latin corrigibilis= Latin corrig(ere) to correct + -ibilis -ible]
cor`ri•gi•bil′i•ty, cor′ri•gi•ble•ness, n.
cor′ri•gi•bly, adv.
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| Adj. | 1. | corrigible - capable of being corrected or set right; "a corrigible defect"; "a corrigible prisoner" incorrigible - impervious to correction by punishment |
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