Wordnet 3.0
ADJECTIVE (1)
1.
impervious to correction by punishment;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Incorrigible \In*cor"ri*gi*ble\, a. [L. incorrigibilis: cf. F.
incorrigible. See In- not, and Corrigible.]
Not corrigible; incapable of being corrected or amended; bad
beyond correction; irreclaimable; as, incorrigible error.
"Incorrigible fools." --Dryden.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Incorrigible \In*cor"ri*gi*ble\, n.
One who is incorrigible; a person whose persistent bad
behavior cannot be changed; especially, a hardened criminal;
as, the perpetual imprisonment of incorrigibles; incorrigible
and disruptive children need to be placed in a separate
classroom.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
incorrigible
adj 1: impervious to correction by punishment [ant:
corrigible]