corrigible
11corrigible — A proposition is corrigible when it is capable of correction by new evidence or new theoretical changes. It is widely held that all propositions are in theory corrigible, although some may be so established that there is no realistic possibility… …
12corrigible — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Medieval Latin corrigibilis, from Latin corrigere Date: 15th century capable of being set right ; reparable < a corrigible defect > • corrigibility noun …
13CORRIGIBLE — adj. des deux genres Qui peut être corrigé. Cet homme n est pas corrigible. Il se dit plus ordinairement Des moeurs, et ne s emploie guère qu avec la négative …
14corrigible — cor•ri•gi•ble [[t]ˈkɔr ɪ dʒə bəl, ˈkɒr [/t]] adj. 1) capable of being corrected or reformed 2) submissive to correction 3) subject to being revised, improved, or made more accurate: a corrigible theory[/ex] • Etymology: 1425–75; late ME (< MF) …
15corrigible — adjective Able to be corrected or set right. Ant: incorrigible See Also: corrigibility …
16corrigible — Synonyms and related words: ameliorable, amendable, controllable, correctable, curable, domesticable, domitable, emendable, fixable, governable, handleable, improvable, manageable, manipulable, manipulatable, medicable, mendable, perfectible,… …
17corrigible — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. amendable, rectifiable; amenable, tractable, docile. See improvement. Ant., incorrigible, inveterate …
18corrigible — Capable of being corrected or improved …
19corrigible — cor·ri·gi·ble || kÉ’rɪdÊ’É™bl adj. capable of being set right, correctable …
20corrigible — [ kɒrɪdʒɪb(ə)l] adjective capable of being corrected or reformed. Derivatives corrigibility noun Origin ME: via Fr. from med. L. corrigibilis, from L. corrigere to correct …
