"corrigible" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more corrigible [comparative], most corrigible [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English corrigible, corigyble, from Old French corrigible. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|corrigible}} Middle English corrigible, {{m|enm|corigyble}} corigyble, {{der|en|fro|corrigible}} Old French corrigible Head templates: {{en-adj}} corrigible (comparative more corrigible, superlative most corrigible)
  1. Able to be corrected or set right. Synonyms: correctable
    Sense id: en-corrigible-en-adj-VLi7czr2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 61 2 33 4
  2. (obsolete) Submissive to correction Tags: obsolete Synonyms: docile
    Sense id: en-corrigible-en-adj-Kz6DrfiR
  3. (obsolete) Deserving chastisement. Tags: obsolete Synonyms: punishable
    Sense id: en-corrigible-en-adj-STEQBxt4
  4. (obsolete) Having power to correct. Tags: obsolete Synonyms: corrective
    Sense id: en-corrigible-en-adj-vkor~xpv
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: corrigibleness, corrigibility, incorrigible, correctable

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