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

/ ˈkɒrɪdʒɪbəl /

adjective

1. capable of being corrected
2. submissive or submitting to correction

Derived Forms

• ˌcorrigiˈbility, noun
• ˈcorrigibly, adverb

Other Words From

• corri·gi·bili·ty corri·gi·ble·ness noun
• corri·gi·bly adverb

Word 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) “to correct ” + -ibilis -ible

Word History and Origins

Origin of corrigible¹

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

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.

From US News

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

It has always been so beset with accidental and corrigible evils that no man can say what life, in its ultimate essence, really is.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• correctable