'Corrigible' definitions:

Definition of 'corrigible'

(from WordNet)
adjective
Capable of being corrected or set right; "a corrigible defect"; "a corrigible prisoner" [ant: incorrigible]

Definition of 'Corrigible'

From: GCIDE
  • Corrigible \Cor"ri*gi*ble\ (k?r"r?-j?-b'l), a. [LL. corribilis, fr. L. corrigere to correct: cf. F. corrigible. See Correrct.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. Capable of being set right, amended, or reformed; as, a corrigible fault. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Submissive to correction; docile. "Bending down his corrigible neck." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Deserving chastisement; punishable. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • He was taken up very short, and adjudged corrigible for such presumptuous language. --Howell. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. Having power to correct; corrective. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • The . . . .corrigible authority of this lies in our wills. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

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