CORRIGIBLE

corrigible. corrigible, easily corrected

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corrigible. Corrigible, a. punishable, that may be mended

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Cor″ri‐gi‐ble (k?r″r?–j?–b'l), a. [[LL. corribilis, fr. L. corrigere to correct: cf. F. corrigible. See Correrct.]] 1. 1. Capable of being set right, amended, or reformed; as, a corrigible fault.
2. 2. Submissive to correction; docile. “Bending down his corrigible neck.” Shak.
3. 3. Deserving chastisement; punishable.
He was taken up very short, and adjudged corrigible for such presumptuous language. Howell. 4. 4. Having power to correct; corrective.
The . . . .corrigible authority of this lies in our wills. Shak.