bad seed vs incorrigible

bad seed

noun
  • A genetic source of bad behavior or other negative results. 

incorrigible

noun
  • An incorrigibly bad individual. 

adj
  • Unmanageable. 

  • Defective and impossible to materially correct or set aright. 

  • Impervious to correction by punishment or pain. 

  • Determined, unalterable, hence impossible to improve upon. 

  • Incurably depraved; not reformable. 

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