corruptible Meaning, Definition & Usage
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adjective satellite capable of being corrupted
bribable; purchasable; venal; dishonest.
- corruptible judges
- dishonest politicians
- a purchasable senator
- a venal police officer
WordNet
Cor*rupt"i*ble adjective
Etymology
L.Definitions
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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.
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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 noun
Definitions
That which may decay and perish; the human body. Archaic 1 Cor. xv. 53.