Etymology

irregible

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Today it means: Not regible; ungovernable, unmanageable, intractable. Full definition →

Latin irregibilis
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  1. Latin · derived fromirregibilis“ungovernable”
  2. English todayirregible

From the post-Classical Latin irregibilis (“ungovernable”), from ir- (“un-”) + regibilis (“governable”, “tractable”); equivalent to the English ir- (“un-”) + regible (“governable”, “tractable”).

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