Word of the Day: INCORRIGIBLE
Intractable or irredeemable
incorrigible (adj) - impossible to correct, improve, or reform; firmly set in one’s ways [in-kawr-i-juh-buhl]
BREAKDOWN: IN- (not) + CO- (altogether) + REG- (rule) + -IBLE (able to be)
incorrigibility is a stubborn resistance to influence, discipline, or punishment
“I am an incorrigible devotee to solitude, and am never so cheerful or so unruffled by small difficulties as when I’m alone. There’s a sort of obligation to be polite and pleasant to yourself when nobody else is round.” —Susan Hale
