Incorrigible vs Vehement - What's the difference?
incorrigible | vehement |
defective and impossible to materially correct or set aright.
incurably depraved; not reformable.
impervious to correction by punishment or pain.
unmanageable.
* {{quote-news
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determined, unalterable, hence impossible to improve upon.
(archaic) incurable.
An incorrigibly bad individual
Showing strong feelings; passionate; forceful or intense.
* 2007 , Scott Smith, The Ruins , page 236
As adjectives the difference between incorrigible and vehement
is that incorrigible is defective and impossible to materially correct or set aright while vehement is vehement.As a noun incorrigible
is an incorrigibly bad individual.incorrigible
English
Adjective
(-)- ''The construction flaw is incorrigible ; any attempt to amend it would cause a complete collapse.
- ''His dark soul was too incorrigible to repent, even at his execution.
- ''The imp is incorrigible : his bottom is still red from his last spanking when he plans the next prank.
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- ''The laws of nature and mathematics are incorrigible .
Quotations
Synonyms
(checksyns) * irredeemable * irreparable * uncorrectableAntonyms
* corrigibleDerived terms
* incorrigibility * incorrigiblyNoun
(en noun)- ''The incorrigibles in the prison population are either lifers or habitual reoffenders
vehement
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- Amy shook her head, vehement . "The vine didn't kill them. The Mayans did. They tried to flee and the Mayans shot them. The vine just claimed their bodies once they'd been shot. There's no thought involved in that.
