incorrigible
incorrigible — adjective
- incorrigiblepositive
- more incorrigiblecomparative
- most incorrigiblesuperlative
1. A person described as incorrigible has faults or bad habits so deeply fixed that
A person described as incorrigible has faults or bad habits so deeply fixed that efforts to correct them never seem to work.
Despite years of therapy, Talia's uncle remained an incorrigible gambler who never missed a trip to the casino.
incorrigible + gambler — for a person defined by a bad habit
The headteacher called the five boys incorrigible after they painted graffiti on the gym wall for the third time.
call + object + incorrigible — used after repeated bad acts
Minh laughed at his sister's incorrigible habit of leaving wet towels on the bathroom floor every morning.
People considered the old senator incorrigible because he never listened to any opinion but his own.
The family's dog was incorrigible — it jumped onto the kitchen table every time they sat down for dinner.
- hopeless
more common in everyday speech; broader scope covering situations as well as people
- inveterate
formal; typically describes long-established habits rather than the person directly
- unreformable
more literal and less common; emphasises resistance to reform efforts
- reformable
rare; describes someone who can still change for the better
- correctable
used for mistakes or behaviour that can be fixed
文法句型
incorrigible + noun (e.g. incorrigible liar/gambler/romantic)
call/consider/find + someone + incorrigible
be + incorrigible
用法筆記
Common in humorous or affectionate contexts for minor faults, but can also express serious disapproval for severe bad behaviour.