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corrigible (adj.)

mid-15c., "capable of being corrected or amended," from Old French corrigible, from Medieval Latin corrigibilis "that which can be corrected," from Latin corrigere "to put straight; to reform" (see correct (v.)). Of persons, "capable of being reformed in character," 1580s. Related: Corrigibility.

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Definitions of corrigible from WordNet

corrigible (adj.)
capable of being corrected or set right;
a corrigible prisoner
a corrigible defect
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