# unverbesserlich

unverbesserlich is a German adjective meaning “incorrigible”. Forms: unverbesserlicher, am unverbesserlichsten.

## Forms

- Comparative: unverbesserlicher
- Superlative: am unverbesserlichsten

## In other languages

- Русский: непоправимый

## Meanings

1. incorrigible (unimprovable because any correction is impossible)
   - Er legt eine unverbesserliche Überheblichkeit an den Tag. — He displays an incorrigible presumptuousness.
2. _rare_ 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.
3. _colloquial_ diehard

## Examples

- Ihr seid unverbesserlich. — You're incorrigible.
- Sie sind unverbesserlich. — You're incorrigible.
- Wer in der Politik Dankbarkeit erwartet, ist ein unverbesserlicher Optimist. — Anyone who expects gratitude in politics is an incorrigible optimist.
- Du bist unverbesserlich. — You're incorrigible.

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