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incorrigible

[in-kawr-i-juh-buhl, -kor-] / ɪnˈkɔr ɪ dʒə bəl, -ˈkɒr- /


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As an incorrigible collector of classical music recordings for 30 years, I confess I have never thought of the National Symphony Orchestra’s appearance on an album cover a reason to buy it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

Having signed a bipartisan package of bills, Newsom will ask voters to approve billions of dollars aimed at alleviating California’s seemingly incorrigible homelessness crisis.

From Salon • Oct. 26, 2023

He’s an incorrigible hustler, just making moves to get him through the day.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2023

There’s that insulin analogy again, she’s nothing if not incorrigible, that Marie.

From Scientific American • Apr. 20, 2023

Perhaps the woman had wed a seaman of incorrigible appetites and hated the reminder—Cora didn’t know the source of her animus, or care.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead




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