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CORRUPTIBLE
corruptible, bribable, dishonest, purchasable, venal
(adjective) capable of being corrupted; “corruptible judges”; “dishonest politicians”; “a purchasable senator”; “a venal police officer”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
corruptible (comparative more corruptible, superlative most corruptible)
(of a person) bribable, that can be bought
Antonyms: incorruptible, unbribable
perishable, subject to decay
Antonym: incorruptible
Synonyms
• (possible to corrupt): corruptable
Noun
corruptible (plural corruptibles)
(archaic) That which may decay and perish; the human body.
Source: Wiktionary
Cor*rupt"i*ble (kr-rp"t-b'l), a. Etym: [L. corruptibilis: cf. F. corruptible.]
1. Capable of being made corrupt; subject to decay. "Our corruptible bodies." Hooker. Ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold. 1 Pet. i. 18.
2. Capable of being corrupted, or morally vitiated; susceptible of depravation. They systematically corrupt very corruptible race. Burke.
– Cor*rupt"i*ble*ness, n.
– Cor*rupt"i*bly, adv.
Cor*rupt"i*ble, n.
Definition: That which may decay and perish; the human body. [Archaic] 1 Cor. xv. 53.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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