Английский Этимологический словарь - incorrigible
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Incorrigible
incorrigible
- M.E., from Fr., from L. incorrigibilis, from in- "not" + corrigere "to correct."
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~ adj often humorous someone who is incorrigible is bad in a way that cannot be changed or improved (an incorrigible liar/gambler/rogue etc) (Peter, you are an incorrigible flirt!) - incorrigibly adv ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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If you tell someone they are incorrigible, you are saying, often in a humorous way, that they have faults which will never change. ‘Sue, you are incorrigible!’ he said... Gamblers are incorrigible optimists. ADJ ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin incorrigibilis, from Latin in- + corrigere to correct — more at correct Date: 14th century incapable of being corrected or amended: as a. (1) not reformable ; depraved (2) delinquent b. not manageable ; unruly c. unalterable, inveterate • incorrigibility noun • ~ noun • ~ness noun • incorrigibly adverb ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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adj. 1 (of a person or habit) incurably bad or depraved. 2 not readily improved. Derivatives incorrigibility n. incorrigibleness n. incorrigibly adv. Etymology: ME f. OF incorrigible or L incorrigibilis (as IN-(1), CORRIGIBLE) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. неисправимый человек 2. неисправимый, безнадежный incorrigible liar —- неисправимый лгун 3. непоправимый incorrigible mistakes —- непоправимые ошибки ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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