corruptible en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From Middle English corruptible, from Latin corruptibilis.
Meanings
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(of a person) bribable, that can be bought
They systematically corrupt a very corruptible race, (for some time a growing nuisance amongst you)
1791, Edmund Burke, A Letter from Mr. Burke: To a Member of the National Assembly; in Answer to Some Objections to his Book on French Affairs, Paris, Printed, Dublin, reprinted by William Porter, page 31:
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perishable, subject to decay
The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], 1611, →OCLC, 1 Peter 1:18. that yee were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and golde,
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most corruptible | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more corruptible | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
incorruptible · incorruptible · unbribable
Deriveds
Synonyms
corruptable (possible to corrupt)
Translations (11)
ca corruptible (bribable, that can be bought) · nl omkoopbaar (bribable, that can be bought) · got 𐍂𐌹𐌿𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍃 (perishable, subject to decay) · fr corruptible (bribable, that can be bought) · la corruptivus (perishable, subject to decay) · grc φθαρτός (perishable, subject to decay) · pt corruptível (bribable, that can be bought) · de bestechlich (bribable, that can be bought) · es corruptible (bribable, that can be bought) · sv förgänglig (perishable, subject to decay) · nl veil (bribable, that can be bought)