incorruptly en · ADV
Etymology
From incorrupt + -ly.
Meanings
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(archaic) Not corruptly; without corruption.
To come within the narrowneſs of Houſhold-Government, obſervation will ſhew us many deep Counſellors of State and Judges do demean themſelves incorruptly in the ſettl'd courſe of Affairs, and many worthy Preachers upright in their Lives […].
1642, John Milton, The Reason of Church-Government Urg’d against Prelaty; republished in A Complete Collection of the Historical, Political, and Miscellaneous Works of John Milton, […], volume I, Amsterdam [actually London: s.n.], 1698, →OCLC, page 203:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more incorruptly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most incorruptly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |