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corrigible

Definition of corrigible

adjective

  • capable of being corrected, rectified, or reformed.

Derivatives

corrigibility

noun

Origin:

late Middle English (in the sense 'liable to or deserving punishment'): via French from medieval Latin corrigibilis, from Latin corrigere 'to correct'

corrigible in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of corrigible in the US English dictionary
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