adj
Meaning 1
Able to be corrected or set right.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: correctable
Antonyms: incorrigible
Standard Lemma guide
corrigible
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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General-American: /ˈkɔːr.ə.dʒə.bəl/
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General-American: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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CMU ARPABET: K AO1 R AH0 JH AH0 B AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Submissive to correction
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: docile
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 3
Deserving chastisement.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: punishable
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 4
Having power to correct.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: corrective
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
Meaning 5
capable of being corrected or set right
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a corrigible defect
- a corrigible prisoner
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: incorrigible
History
Etymology
From Middle English corrigible, corigyble, from Old French corrigible.