incorrigibleness

noun

The quality of being incorrigible; incorrigibility.

Scrabble 21

Meanings

nounincorrigibleness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe quality of being incorrigible; incorrigibility.

    On the one side she was attached to her king, notwithstanding his incorrigibleness; on the other, she was devoted to the principles involved, including the independence of the Church.

    1913, J. C. McFeeters, Sketches of the Covenanters
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    (1) They had become sufficiently convinced of the incorrigibleness of the party in power: the fact that the governing lords had even in the last war neither forgotten their spite nor learned greater wisdom, was shown by the effrontery bordering on simplicity with which they now instituted proceedings against Hamilcar as the originator of the mercenary war, because he had without full powers from the government made promises of money to his Sicilian soldiers.

    1854, Theodor Mommsen, The History of Rome (Volumes 1-5)

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