corruptible

English edit

Etymology edit

From Middle English corruptible, from Latin corruptibilis.

Adjective edit

corruptible (comparative more corruptible, superlative most corruptible)

(of a person) bribable, that can be bought
Antonyms: incorruptible, unbribable
- 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)
perishable, subject to decay
Antonym: incorruptible
- 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,

Synonyms edit

(possible to corrupt): corruptable

Translations edit

bribable, that can be bought

perishable, subject to decay

Gothic: 𐍂𐌹𐌿𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍃 (riureis)
Greek:
Ancient: φθαρτός (phthartós)
Latin: corruptivus
Swedish: förgänglig (sv)

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Armenian:
Old Armenian: ապականացու (apakanacʻu)
Catalan: corruptible (ca)
German: bestechlich (de)
Italian: corruttibile (it), corrompibile
Manx: yn-villey, yn-chleayney, yn-trullaghey

Noun edit

corruptible (plural corruptibles)

(archaic) That which may decay and perish; the human body.
- The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], 1611, →OCLC, 1 Corinthians 15:53.
  For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortall must put on immortalitie.