corruptible
English
Etymology
From Old French corroptible
Adjective
corruptible (comparative more corruptible, superlative most corruptible)
- (of a person) bribable, that can be bought
- 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:
- They systematically corrupt a very corruptible race, (for some time a growing nuisance amongst you)
- Antonyms: incorruptible, unbribable
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- perishable, subject to decay
- Bible (King James Version), London: Robert Barker, 1611, 1 Peter 1:18.
- that yee were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and golde,
- Antonym: incorruptible
- Bible (King James Version), London: Robert Barker, 1611, 1 Peter 1:18.
Synonyms
- (possible to corrupt): corruptable
Translations
bribable, that can be bought
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perishable, subject to decay
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Noun
corruptible (plural corruptibles)
- (archaic) That which may decay and perish; the human body.
- Bible (King James Version), London: Robert Barker, 1611, 1 Corinthians 15:53.
- For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortall must put on immortalitie.
- Bible (King James Version), London: Robert Barker, 1611, 1 Corinthians 15:53.
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /korubˈtible/, [koruβˈt̪iβle]
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