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Meaning of 'corrigible' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Corrigible [ a.]
- Capable of being set right, amended, or reformed; as, a corrigible fault.
- Submissive to correction; docile.
- Deserving chastisement; punishable.
- Having power to correct; corrective.

Meaning of 'corrigible' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . corrigible [ a]
Meaning (1):
- capable of being corrected or set right
Example in sentence:
  • a corrigible defect;
  • a corrigible prisoner

Nearby Words:

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