corrigible

cor·ri·gi·ble

adj \ˈkȯr-ə-jə-bəl, ˈkär-\

Definition of CORRIGIBLE

: capable of being set right : reparable <a corrigible defect>

— cor·ri·gi·bil·i·ty \ˌkȯr-ə-jə-ˈbi-lə-tē, ˌkär-\ noun

Examples of CORRIGIBLE

1. <there are corrigible lapses in the author's grammar, but nothing that a good editor cannot readily fix>

Origin of CORRIGIBLE

Middle English, from Middle French, from Medieval Latin corrigibilis, from Latin corrigere

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to CORRIGIBLE

Synonyms: correctable, remediable, fixable, redeemable, repairable, reparable

Antonyms: incorrigible, irrecoverable, irredeemable, irremediable, irreparable, unredeemable

Related Words: amendable, emendable, improvable, resolvable; reversible, undoable; reconstructible, reformable, regenerable; corrected, fixed, remedied, repaired

Near Antonyms: irretrievable, unrecoverable; irreplaceable, irreversible, irrevocable

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