Cor″ri‐gi‐ble (k?r″r?–j?–b'l), a. [LL. corribilis, fr. L. corrigere to correct: cf. F. corrigible. See Correrct.]
1. Capable of being set right, amended, or reformed; as, a corrigible fault.
2. Submissive to correction; docile. “Bending down his corrigible neck.” Shak.
3. Deserving chastisement; punishable.
He was taken up very short, and adjudged corrigible for such presumptuous language.
Howell.
4. Having power to correct; corrective.
The....corrigible authority of this lies in our wills.
Shak.