incorrigible

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meaning in plain English

Picture a cracked mug you keep trying to glue back together, but the pieces just won’t stay joined. That’s incorrigible—nothing you do can fix it.

The incorrigible cracked mug never stays glued, no matter how much you tape it.

for example

The leaky roof was incorrigible; every patch we tried only made a bigger hole.

Think of a broken toy that no amount of tape can hold together—that’s incorrigible. It means the problem is beyond repair, no matter how hard you try.