unverbesserlich

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

un- +‎ verbessern +‎ -lich

Pronunciation[edit]

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Adjective[edit]

unverbesserlich (strong nominative masculine singular unverbesserlicher, comparative unverbesserlicher, superlative am unverbesserlichsten)

  1. unimprovable; which cannot be improved
    1. incorrigible (unimprovable because any correction is impossible)
      Er legt eine unverbesserliche Überheblichkeit an den Tag.
      He displays an incorrigible presumptuousness.
    2. (less common) perfect (unimprovable because something is its theoretical best)
      Nach katholischer Lehre ist die Muttergottes ein vollendetes, unverbesserliches Geschöpf.
      According to Catholic doctrine, the Mother of God is a perfect, unimprovable creation.
  2. (informal) diehard

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