Incorrigible
(adjective)
- Impossible to reform or improve; beyond correction.
- Not willing to be corrected or improved; obstinate.
Origin:
From latin incorrigibilis, from in- + corrigibilis ("that can be correcte.d")
Examples:
- The judge deemed the criminal as incorrigible and sentenced him to life in prison.
- He was an incorrigible optimist, always seeing the best in people.
- The teacher considered the student incorrigible and gave up trying to teach him.
- Incorrigible behavior in the classroom will not be tolerated.
- The company had to let go of an incorrigible employee who refused to follow company rules.