a. [ LL. corribilis, fr. L. corrigere to correct: cf. F. corrigible. See Correrct. ] [ 1913 Webster ] 1. Capable of being set right, amended, or reformed; as, a corrigible fault. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. Submissive to correction; docile. “Bending down his corrigible neck.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. Deserving chastisement; punishable. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ] He was taken up very short, and adjudged corrigible for such presumptuous language. Howell. [ 1913 Webster ] 4. Having power to correct; corrective. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ] The . . . .corrigible authority of this lies in our wills. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] |