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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: There's gotta be a word #155647 02/15/2006 3:40 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,819 Spam Factory Alex Williams Pooh-Bah Alex Williams Pooh-Bah Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,819 Spam Factory I think Zed's suggestion incorrigible is the right word, although it is usually used playfully. ("Oh James, you're incorrigible!" exclaimed Miss Moneypenny.) Incorrigible Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin incorrigibilis, from Latin in- + corrigere to correct -- more at CORRECT : incapable of being corrected or amended: as a (1) : not reformable : DEPRAVED (2) : DELINQUENT b : not manageable : UNRULY c : UNALTERABLE, INVETERATE Last edited by Alex Williams; 02/15/2006 3:41 PM. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted I need a word! browerpatch 02/14/2006 12:42 AM Re: I need a word! dalehileman 02/14/2006 3:09 PM Re: I need a word! TEd Remington 02/14/2006 3:56 PM Do I smell a arosebyanyname 02/14/2006 6:31 PM Re: Do I smell a Zed 02/14/2006 11:45 PM Re: Do I smell a inselpeter 02/15/2006 12:46 AM Re: Do I smell a browerpatch 02/15/2006 1:22 PM Bart Simpson? TheFallibleFiend 02/15/2006 1:48 PM Re: There's gotta be a word AnnaStrophic 02/15/2006 2:18 PM Re: There's gotta be a word TEd Remington 02/15/2006 3:25 PM Re: There's gotta be a word Alex Williams 02/15/2006 3:40 PM Re: There's gotta be a word Capfka 02/16/2006 4:40 PM Re: I need a word! wow 02/18/2006 6:23 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts230,269 Members9,208 Most Online4,606 Sep 17th, 2025 Newest Members JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery, Forix Richard 9,208 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 24 A C Bowden 7 Wood Delivery 1 Trusted Roofing 1 John Fox 1 Tony Hood 1 Forix Richard 1 John Flex 1 handymanhome 1 JerryC 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,128 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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