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adjective

(ˌ)in-ˈkȯr-ə-jə-bəl How to pronounce incorrigible (audio)
Definition of incorrigiblenext
as in hopeless
not capable of being cured or reformed an incorrigible criminal who should spend the rest of his life behind bars

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incorrigible

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noun

as in delinquent

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Recent Examples of incorrigible
Adjective
Nilsson, an incorrigible Midwesterner, had a history of downplaying her depth. — Jeremy Lybarger, Artforum, 2 June 2026 Terrible for me, an incorrigible snoop of other people’s phones, but probably a good thing for society at large. — David Pierce, The Verge, 28 Feb. 2026 From the moment the seventy-nine-year-old Cher walked onstage to both accept a lifetime-achievement award and to announce the winner of Record of the Year, the broadcast entered into a sort of incorrigible fugue state. — Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2026 But Hossam said that despite these efforts, a lot of the opportunistic joiners are incorrigible troublemakers. — Mara R. Revkin, Foreign Affairs, 1 May 2016 See All Example Sentences for incorrigible
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incorrigible
  1. hopeless
  2. delinquent
  3. incurable
  4. bankrupt
Adjective
  • Corruption was endemic, and the country’s deeper troubles—its poverty, its social inequities, and the hopeless conditions that drive millions of Nepalis to emigrate for work—endured, laying the kindling for last year’s explosion.
    — Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Sometimes, love in a hopeless place is worth the price of admission.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of hopeless
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  • Already known as a delinquent and thief, Billy the Kid shot an Arizona blacksmith in a fight over a poker game.
    — USA Today, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026
  • In other words, a $2,000 credit card balance that's 120 days delinquent may get a more generous settlement offer than a $20,000 card balance with payments that are still current.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 31 July 2026
Definition of delinquent
Adjective
  • Additionally, Crown Princess Mette-Marit, underwent a lung transplant in June after being diagnosed in 2018 with chronic pulmonary fibrosis, an incurable lung condition.
    — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Metastatic breast cancer remains incurable, and treatment generally continues with the goals of controlling the disease, extending life, managing symptoms and preserving quality of life.
    — Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of incurable
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  • The expectation is set early in the series, when an alderman who tries to swindle George bankrupts himself in the process, then kills himself in shame.
    — Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 24 June 2025
  • If this continues, the country will become de facto bankrupt.
    — Newsweek, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
Definition of bankrupt

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